The absence of regular captain Virat Kohli due to his marriage, who is taking much deserved time off, will no doubt present a huge gap in the Indian line-up when they take on Sri Lanka in the limited-overs' series, starting Sunday in Dharamsala. But his absence also comes with opportunities for other team members who are waiting in the wings to show their calibre. Also, it's the perfect chance to test his stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma's leadership skills for any eventuality.

India will start as the favourites, having overwhelmed the Lankans in the last limited-overs meeting in their own backyard. Also, the recent Test series win will also serve as a morale booster to India. But that doesn't change the fact, it's new series. Kedar Jadhav has all but established his place in the team. But the 32-year-old has had some poor outings in the recent past. But that should hamper his progress as a spin-bowling all-rounder, who can finish games.

India squad (Probable): Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Washington Sundar.

Sri Lanka squad (Probable): Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama/Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (c), Chathuranga de Silva/Sachith Pathirana/Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dhananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep.