Rohit will captain against New Zealand in T20, Kohli rested, Hardik out
Rohit Sharma Was officially replaced as India’s new T20 captain on Tuesday Virat Kohli, who has been rested from the three-match series against New Zealand from November 17 in Jaipur.
The revamped team also has IPLVenkatesh Iyer along with highest run-scorer Ruturaj Gaikwad and top wicket-taker Harshal Patel are in the squad of 16 who are seen as potential all-rounder replacements to be ravaged by injury. Hardik Pandya.
Pandya has been dropped from the team after failing to make an impact during the T20 World Cup. Ruturaj has already played for India in the Sri Lanka series.
senior leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahali Right back in the team, while Mohammad Siraj, who has played a few T20Is in the past, is also in the mix.
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar, who were in T20 World Cup reserve, are now in the main squad.
Rohit’s appointment was a formality and KL Rahul He will have his new deputy in the shortest format.
fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and spinner Ravindra Jadeja He has also been given the necessary rest for the short series.
However, Pandya, who didn’t really provide an honest picture of his fitness status, has been dropped from the team.
India’s T20 team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj.
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