Karun Nair has been named as Virat Kohli’s replacement.
Ajinkya Rahane (L) (Photo: AFP)
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has been named the skipper of Indian cricket team in the absence of Virat Kohli from the historic Afghanistan Test to be held on 14-18 June in Bengaluru.
Karun Nair, the 26-year-old right-handed batsman who is also a part-time spinner, has been named as Virat Kohli’s replacement.
Virat had earlier opted to skip the Test – which will mark the debut of Afghanistan in Test matches – in favour of Surrey in the English County Championship. Virat will, however, be back for the two T20Is match series against Ireland.
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On Tuesday, selectors announced the squads for the two-match T2OI series against Ireland, three-match T20I series and three-match ODI series against England. They also announced the India ‘A’ team for the one-day tri-series against England Lions and West Indies ‘A’ besides the India ‘A’ team for the two four-day games against West Indies ‘A’ and one four-day matches against England Lions.
Other than Virat Kohli, India’s Test team remains unchanged. Test regular Cheteshwar Pujara and pacer Ishant Sharma, who are currently playing in County Cricket, will come back from England for the match.
Here is the Indian squad:
Test Squad Against Afghanistan: Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur
T20I squad for Ireland and England Tour: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul,Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Sidharth Kaul
ODI Squad for England Tour: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav
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