New Delhi: Rohit Sharma on Tuesday officially anointed the new Indian T20 captain who replaced Virat Kohli, which had been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand starting November 17 at Jaipur.
The new team also seemed to have the highest Run-Get Gaikwad IPL and the Top Wicket-Taker Harshal Patel in troops 16 along with Venkatesh Iyer, which was seen as a potential replacement for the pandya of the horny hardik.
Pandya has been dropped from the squad after failing to make an impact during the T20 World Cup.
Ruturaj has played for India in the Sri Lankan series.
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https://t.co/bay10V7tsD- BCCI (@BCCI) 1636467048000senior leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal really gets his place in the back squad while Mohammed Siraj, who has played several T20i in the past, also in the mixture.
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar, who are on the backup of the T20 World Cup are now in the main squad.
Rohit’s appointment is formality and KL Rahul will be his new representative deputy in the shortest format.
Jasprit Bumrah Pacers, Mohammed Shami and Spinner Ravindra Jadeja have also been given a bad break for a short series.
However, pandya, which actually does not provide an honest picture of his fitness status has been dropped from the squad.
T20i India troops: Rohit Sharma (captain), Kl Rahul (Deputy Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shryas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wicket Guard), Ishan Kishan (Wicket-Keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd.
Siraj.
Rohit Sharma named the new T20i captain; Kohli rests
