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IND vs SL :Rohit Sharma named India Test captain

IND vs SL :Rohit Sharma named India Test captain
IND vs SL :Rohit Sharma named India Test captain

On Saturday, BCCI named India white-ball captain Rohit Sharma as India’  full-time captain for Tests whereas Jasprit Bumrah was named his deputy. The star opener Rohit Sharma will replace Virat Kohli as the  Test captain in the series vs Sri Lanka. The BCCI also announced India squad for the 2 Test series against Sri Lanka – SL.

The 1st  Test against Sri Lanka takes place on 4th March in Mohali whereas  the second Test  is a day-night affair in Bengaluru from 12th March onwards. Rohit Sharma has become a vital member of the Test side since the last couple of the years and has become a mainstay at the top of order as well. Virat Kohli has been rested from T20I series but will return for the Test matches whereas Rishabh Pant will miss Sri Lanka’s entire tour of India along with Shardul Thakur.

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 Though the  India had other options like KL Rahul ,Jasprit Bumrah, and Rishabh Pant to consider for  the Test captaincy,  but the selectors decided to go with the experience of Rohit  Sharma as a stop gap option.

India Test squad for SL series: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharath, Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin,  R Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Sourabh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC).

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