KL Rahul appointed as Team India vice Captain

KL Rahul is become Indian team’s vice captain for the three-Test series against South Africa, starting December 26, BCCI confirmed on Saturday. Rohit Sharma was made deputy to Virat Kohli for the series but he was ruled out due to a recurring left-hamstring injury.

The 29-year-old KL Rahul has played 40 Tests so far and has scored 2321 runs at an average of 35.16 with six centuries under his belt. Importantly, he is being looked at as a long-term potential leader in the coming days.

“KL Rahul is Virat Kohli’s deputy for the three Test series,” a senior BCCI confirmed. Rohit, who had replaced Ajinkya Rahane as the vice-captain for the Test series, suffered a left hamstring injury during the net session in Mumbai which ruled him out for at least three to four weeks.

For the selectors, it was difficult to go back to Rahane who is no longer a certainty in the Test XI and possibly it is too early for Rishabh Pant to be elevated as vice-captain of the national team. Kl Rahul, currently, is seen as one of the few all-format specialist batter.

KL Rahul has the right age and experience to be groomed for future when Kohli relinquishes Test leadership. He can take over the mantle for a longer duration. It is also expected that KL Rahul will be white-ball deputy to Rohit in the coming days.

BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday dodged questions on Virat Kohli after the former ODI captain made some startling revelations in the media a day before. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly finally talked about Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma captaincy War.

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Ganguly had said that he personally spoke to Kohli when he was deciding to step down as the T20I captain and urged him to carry on with the job but the star cricketer refused to continue. Kohli however, claimed on Wednesday that no such conversation took place between him and any official of the board which has now led to a furore and confusion in the Indian cricketing fraternity.

Ganguly, when asked about Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma captaincy War, refused to speak on the controversy after being hounded by reporters. “I have got nothing to say. We will deal with it, leave it to the BCCI,” the former India captain said. The top brass of the BCCI is not in agreement with Kohli’s claims and is in a huddle to come up with a response strategy.