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India Vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma ruled out of ODIs resulting from trouble, KL Rahul to lead squad

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Like a flash bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain for the collection. Rohit picked up a hamstring trouble for the duration of a coaching session in Mumbai earlier than the South Africa tour.

An trouble has forced newly-appointed skipper Rohit Sharma to be ruled out of ODI collection against South Africa resulting from a hamstring trouble. India opener KL Rahul has been named captain for the three-match one-day international (ODI) collection in South Africa with Rohit unavailable resulting from trouble, selectors said on Friday. Rohit, who modified Virat Kohli as India`s white-ball skipper earlier this month, picked up a hamstring trouble for the duration of a coaching session in Mumbai earlier than the South Africa tour. Like a flash bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain for the collection.

Rohit is now not fit, he’s in rehab. We never wished to possess interaction probability with him,” BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma said. He added, “We desire to groom KL Rahul. He has proved his leadership qualities. KL is the most real looking one who can address the side.”

Kohli, who relinquished the Twenty20 captaincy, turn out to be eradicated as India’s ODI skipper besides. Like a flash bowler Mohammed Shami has been rested whereas Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja live unfit. The ODI collection begins on January 19 after the take a look at collection in which India lead 1-0. The second take a look at begins on January 3.

Squad:


KL Rahul (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj

(With Company inputs)

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