Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday thanked Virat Kohli for leading Team India with “grit, passion and determination”.
Opening batter Rohit Sharma was on Wednesday named India’s new ODI skipper and the star player will take over from Kohli starting with the South Africa series in January next year. “A leader who led the side with grit, passion & determination. Flag of IndiaTop with upwards arrow above. Thank you Captain .@imVkohli,” BCCI tweeted.
Rohit was also named as India’s Test vice-captain as the All-India Senior Selection Committee picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.
The Test series which gets underway from December 26 will form a part of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), 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.
Must Read
- Dhoni, Shastri, Kohli and Rohit form a very potent…
- No magic wands, Unity and Determination is the Mantra :…
- Maharashtra crisis: 40 MLAs led by rebel Sena leader Eknath…
- Kohli requests BCCI for break in January, set to miss ODI…
- CDS Bipin Rawat, wife Madhulika Rawat cremated side by side…
- National Unity Day: Leaders pay tribute to symbol of…
- Serbia extends gratitude to India for assistance during…
- MoS Health visits Serum Institute of India, conveys…
- Kerala: Health workers express gratitude to become part of…
- PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja express gratitude to PM Modi for Rajya…