Nothing is ever certain and the twists and turns are part of life! As Team India prepares to enter the Gautam Gambhir era from the glorious shadows of Rahul Dravid, the speculations are ripe.

In a fresh twist to the tale of ever-changing scenarios of India's squads for the Sri Lanka tour, Rohit is set to be back as captain for the 50-overs format, ruling out the possibility of another captaincy debate between KL Rahul and Shubman Gill.

India will play three T20Is in Sri Lanka, starting July 27 before the ODIs begin on August 2. Rohit, who retired from the shortest format after leading India to a T20 World Cup title after 17 years, has decided to change his stance on taking a long break after discussions with new coach Gambhir.

As these are among the only six ODIs India play before next year's Champions Trophy, it was decided that Rohit Sharma should not give the series a miss. Also, because this allows new head coach Gautam Gambhir to team up with Rohit and put plans in motion for next year's marquee event.

Gambhir and the chairman of selectors, Ajit Agarkar, want stability in the leadership group. Besides, Rohit has already got a month-long break after the T20 World Cup and will get sufficient time to relax after the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as India's next assignment, a home Test series against Bangladesh, begins on September 19.

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, the other two senior team members who requested long breaks after the T20 World Cup, will likely have their wishes fulfilled. They are unlikely to feature in the Sri Lanka series and will directly play the Test series against Bangladesh in September.