Kl Rahul Named India Captain Pant Gaikwad Picked In Squad
After India’s ODI captain Shubman Gill got injured, who will be the next leader? The dilemma has been put to rest. The selectors have handed over the reins to KL Rahul for the three-match ODI series against South Africa. With that, the news that Rohit Sharma will be given the captaincy again has been put to rest. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar’s team announced a 15-member squad on Sunday. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who impressed with a century for India A, and Rishabh Pant, who played his last ODI a year ago, have found a place in the list.
Shubman Gill, who recently took over as ODI captain from Rohit, was injured in the Kolkata Test and was ruled out of the game. As he is unlikely to recover before the ODI series against South Africa, the selection of a new captain was inevitable. The selectors announced the squad on Sunday, as the series is scheduled to start from November 30.
The selectors did not ignore Rahul, who is ready to make any sacrifice for the team. From the opener to the seventh position.. playing there and there, he earned a reputation as a team man. So far, Rahul has led in 15 ODIs.. and has won 9. He has also excelled with the bat as a captain and scored 302 runs. Now, Pant, who impressed as captain in the IPL.. It has been almost a year since his last ODI. He also got a chance to play in the 50-over format.
India squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (captain, wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh.
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The selectors have given another chance to seniors Rohit and Virat Kohli, who excelled in the Australia tour. Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma have come into the squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been a standout for India, has put his faith in Rishabh Pant, who has not played an ODI for a year. However, Shami has been left out this time too. Arshdeep Singh has been named in the pace bowling squad. Along with him, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna have been selected. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep have been named as spin all-rounders. The selectors have voted for Nitish as the pace all-rounder. The first ODI between India and South Africa will be played in Ranchi on November 30. The second match will be held in Raipur on December 3rd and the third match will be held in Vizag on December 6th.
