New Delhi: India skipper KL Rahul has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa due to a right groin injury while Kuldeep Yadav will miss out in the series upon getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets last evening.
In the meantime, All-India Senior Selection Committee has named wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as Captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa.
However, the selection committee has not named a replacement for KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. Both cricketers will now report to the NCA, where the medical experts will further examine them and decide on the best course of action for them.
India’s T20I squad: Rishabh Pant (Captain)(wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
