KL Rahul, who was to lead India in the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, has been ruled out due to injury, the BCCI informed via a tweet on Wednesday. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has also been ruled out of the series due to injury. Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is now going to lead India in the series. Hardik Pandya has been made the vice-captain.
News – KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav dropped #INDvSA series due to injury
The All India Senior Selection Committee has named wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa. @paytm #INDvSA
—BCCI (@BCCI) 8 June 2022
India’s designated captain Rohit Sharma, former skipper Virat Kohli and leading pacer Jasprit Bumrah are among the top players who have been rested for this series after more than two months of IPL cricket.
“Team India captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa due to a groin injury while Kuldeep Yadav has been ruled out of the T20I series after injuring his right arm while batting at the nets last evening. Will be
The All India Senior Selection Committee has named wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa.
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The selection committee has not named anyone in place of KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the cricketers will now report to the NCA where the medical team will further assess them and decide on the future course of treatment, the BCCI said in a press release.
india t20 teamRishabh Pant (captain) (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
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