Rohit Sharma Appointed As Vice-Captain Of Indian Cricket Team
Jan 9, 2019 at 4:03 PM
Before the selection of the Indian team for the limited overs series against Sri Lanka, there were high chances of Rohit Sharma being appointed as the captain for Indian cricket team as there were talks of Virat Kohli being rested for the series. Though the skipper later cleared the air to before the start of the third Test by mentioning that he will be part of the series.
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Despite Kohli playing the series, many of the regulars have been rested as Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohamad Shami and Umesh Yadav decided not to be part of the series but Kohli opted to be with the team. The move by Kohli also assured that there is no shift in captaincy but still, the selectors decided to elevate Rohit Sharma by making him vice-captain of the Indian cricket team.
The three time IPL winning captain has been handed the vice-captaincy for the first time, since making his debut. Indian team do not have a tradition of announcing vice-captains in bilateral series. Even for the ICC Champions Trophy, selectors did not name any vice-captain but this time, they decided to announce the deputy for skipper Kohli.
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Meanwhile, selectors made a total of seven changes to the side. Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant have been dropped from the side whereas Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav have been rested.
KL Rahul, Manish Pandey and Axar Patel have been brought back in the side after recovering from injuries whereas Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have been brought back after being rested for the series against Windies. Shardul Thakur has been called in ODI squad for the first time whereas Yuzvendra Chahal has made a surprise comeback in ODI circuit after a period of more than one year.
The limited over series against Sri Lanka starts on August 20 with the first ODI to be played in Dambulla. Four ODIs and one T20I will follow.
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