Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Tuesday removed from the vice-captaincy role in India’s Test side for the upcoming one-off match against Afghanistan and was also left out of the ODI squad for the subsequent three-match series against the same opponents.
KL Rahul has replaced Pant as vice-captain of the Indian Test team, which will continue to be led by Shubman Gill. Fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been rested from both the Test and ODI series as part of workload management, though he is expected to return for India’s tour of England later this summer. Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also been rested for the one-off Test by the national selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar.
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India’s home series against Afghanistan will begin with a one-off Test in Mullanpur from June 6, followed by a three-match ODI series to be played in Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Chennai, starting June 14. “Bumrah will return for the England tour. Right now, he is focusing on managing his workload,” Agarkar said. Spinner Manav Suthar and pacer Gurnoor Brar have received their maiden call-ups to the Test squad. Both players are teammates at IPL franchise Gujarat Titans.
Meanwhile, fast bowler Prince Yadav is the new addition to the ODI squad, while Ishan Kishan returns as the second wicketkeeper in the limited-overs setup.
India Test squad:
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel.
India ODI squad:
Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar.
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