Cricket - Kohli rested, Sharma to lead young India in T20 tri-series

Caption: Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - Fourth One Day International Match - Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 31, 2017 - Team captain Virat Kohli of India celebrates his century with his teammate Rohit Sharma. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Opener Rohit Sharma will lead a young Indian side in next month's Twenty20 tri-series in Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli who has been rested, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Sunday.

Kohli missed Saturday's final Twenty20 against South Africa in Cape Town with a stiff back as India won the three-match series 2-1 which followed their 5-1 triumph in the one-dayers against the Proteas.