India’s ODI squad for South Africa tour: Rohit Sharma ruled out; KL Rahul named captain;

India’s ODI squad for South Africa tour: Rohit Sharma ruled out; KL Rahul named captain – Rohit Sharma ruled out of the three-match ODI series against South Africa, KL Rahul has been appointed as the captain and Jasprit Bumrah named Vice Captain of the 18-member squad announced by the Board of Control for Cricket on Friday,December 31.

Rohit who is recovering from a hamstring injury, was ruled out of the ongoing Test series against South Africa as he is still not fit to play.

“We are looking at KL Rahul as a three-format player, and he has got good experience of captaincy,” Chetan Sharma, the BCCI chief selector, said.

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“KL Rahul has proved his leadership qualities. That is what all selectors think. When Rohit is not fit, we thought KL is the best one to handle the side. We have good confidence in him, and we are grooming him” he added.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named KL Rahul as Captain for the ODI series as Rohit Sharma is ruled out owing to an injury.

India’s ODI squad for South Africa Tour:

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

India’s ODI Schedule for South Africa Tour: