Ind vs SA T20 series: Two top players ruled out, appointed new captain
Bad news for Indian cricket fans 1 day before Ind vs SA T20 series: Two top players ruled out, appoint new captain. Team India Captain KL Rahul has been ruled out owing to a right groin injury while Kuldeep Yadav will miss out in the T20I series against South Africa after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets last evening, BCCI said in a press release on Wednesday (June 8).
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as Captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa. The selection committee has not named a replacement for KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. Both the cricketers will now report to the NCA where the medical team will assess them further and decide on the future course of treatment.
It is understood that Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the batting alongside Ishan Kishan in the series-opener on Thursday (June 9). Team India are chasing history during the bilateral series – should they win the opening match, they will achieve an all-time record of winning 13 consecutive T20Is.
The team is also preparing for the ICC T20 World Cup later in Australia this year. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been rested from the series. After delivering great performances in IPL 2022, pacers Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik got their maiden Team India call-up for the cricket series.
Also, a fully-fit Hardik Pandya makes his return back to the squad. The talented all-rounder enjoyed an excellent season with bat, scoring 487 runs in 15 matches. His spell of 3/17 in the IPL final was a match-winning performance.
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After crashing out early in last year’s T20 WC, India does not want to keep any stone unturned as he gets ready for the marquee tournament. KL Rahul will lead the Men in Blue in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The hosts are unbeaten in 12 T20Is at present.
India’s T20I squad: Rishabh Pant (Captain)(wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), 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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