Kohli removed from ODI captaincy as Rohit becomes new white-ball captain

| | New Delhi
  • 0

Kohli removed from ODI captaincy as Rohit becomes new white-ball captain

Thursday, 09 December 2021 | PTI | New Delhi

Kohli removed from ODI captaincy as Rohit becomes new white-ball captain

Virat Kohli was on Wednesday removed as India's ODI captain with the national selection committee making

Rohit Sharma the sole white-ball leader of the team till the 2023 50-over World Cup.

In another significant development, Ajinkya Rahane was removed from Test vice-captaincy, a position which was also given to Rohit.

The BCCI announced the 18-member squad for the three Test series which doesn't include all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, spinner Axar Patel, and opener Shubman Gill due to various injuries.

Hanuma Vihari has made a comeback in the main squad while Ishant Sharma has been able to retain his place despite poor form.

Squad: Virat Kohli (Capt),Rohit Sharma(vc), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(wk), Wriddhiman Saha(wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj.

Standby Players: Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.

Sunday Edition

Trump's Second Term: A new dawn for Indo-US relations

09 February 2025 | ANOOP BOSE | Agenda

Dumplings to dragon dance

09 February 2025 | Abhi Singhal | Agenda

Royal Flavours of Mughlai Cuisine

09 February 2025 | Abhi Singhal | Agenda

Swaad-e-dilli

09 February 2025 | SAKSHI PRIYA | Agenda

Serene Retreat in the Aravallis

09 February 2025 | Pawan Soni | Agenda