India's in-form vice-captain Virat Kohli was today rested from the upcoming Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka as selectors included all-rounder Pawan Negi in the 15-member squad for the three-match rubber, beginning February 9.Kohli was in supreme form in the just-concluded T20 series in Australia, where he scored 199 runs with three half-centuries.Manish Pandey has also been rewarded for his match-winning century in the Sydney ODI against Australia and has found a place in the squad announced by BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur in a press release.The series will begin in Pune (February 9) followed by matches in Ranchi (February 12) and Visakhapatnam (February 14).