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KL Rahul to lead India in ODI series against South Africa

MUMBAI: India’s right-handed batter – KL Rahul appointed as the ODI captain for the upcoming series against South Africa; following Rohit Sharma’s injury.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the squad for the ODI series against. Following an injury, India’s newly appointed ODI captain – Rohit Sharma ruled out of the series.

Rahul will be leading the men in blue for the white ball series, while Jasprit Bumrah announced as the vice-captain.

Taking to Twitter, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad along with the announcement of the standing captain for the scheduled series.

The three-match ODI series between India and South Africa will take place from January 19 to January 23.

SQUAD: KL Rahul (C), 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 (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj.

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