Young Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was promoted to the role of T20Is vice-captain on Monday for the three-match home series against the West Indies starting February 16.
Earlier, KL Rahul was appointed as India’s new white captain Rohit Sharma’s deputy but the batsman was ruled out for the entire series after suffering a strained upper left hamstring in the second ODI against West Indies on February 9 outside the game.
BCCI mentions Pant’s new role in Washington’s news release about Sander’s injury.
This will be the first time Pant has been included in the Indian team’s leadership team. He is also one of Virat Kohli’s successors, joining Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah as India’s new Test captain.
Meanwhile, Sundar has been ruled out with a hamstring strain and Kuldeep Yadav has been named as his replacement.
Earlier, Axar Patel was ruled out after recently recovering from Covid-19 in the final stages of his recovery. All three will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further management.
The All India Senior Selection Committee appointed Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda as replacements for Rahul and Axar.
India entered the T20I series with a 3-0 victory over Kieron Pollard’s men. All three games of the series will be played behind closed doors at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain) (Goalkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mo Hamad. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav.
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