India on Tuesday removed Rishabh Pant as Test vice-captain for the Afghanistan match and dropped him from the ODI squad for the three-match series. KL Rahul replaced Pant as deputy to skipper Shubman Gill. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Jasprit Bumrah was rested due to workload management ahead of India’s England tour later this summer.
Guwahati: Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Tuesday removed as vice-captain of the Indian Test squad for the upcoming one-off match against Afghanistan and dropped from the ODI line-up for the ensuing three-match series against the same opponents.
KL Rahul replaced Pant as the vice-captain of the Indian Test team that is being led by Shubman Gill.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been expectedly rested from both the Test and ODI assignments as part of his workload management but he will be back for the tour of England later this summer. Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also been rested from the upcoming Test match by the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee.
The home assignments against Afghanistan include a one-off Test in Mullanpur starting June 6, followed by three ODIs scheduled from June 14 across Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Chennai.
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