KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav ruled out of IND-SA series; Pant to lead, Hardik named deputy
Cricket | June 08, 2022 19:26 ISTKL Rahul has been ruled out of the India vs South Africa T20 series set to start on June 9 in Delhi
KL Rahul has been ruled out of the India vs South Africa T20 series set to start on June 9 in Delhi
Currently, team India is on a 12-match winning streak and is in with a fair chance of creating a record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
With the big guns rested which includes the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah, a lot of spots have opened up and the young guns will be put through the test just to determine if they can qualify for India's T20 World Cup Squad.
The Indian players who were representing different franchises in the IPL are now united under one roof and will wear the Indian blues for the upcoming South Africa series which in many ways is their first test before the 2022 ICC T20I world cup.
The upcoming T20I series, starting from June 9 and ending on June 19, serves as a resumption of preparations for both South Africa and India towards the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia later in the year.
India and South Africa will take on each other in a 5-match T20 series, with the men in blue eyeing a World Record.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has backed out of form Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and believes that the duo will be back among runs when they resume national duty.
The 23-year-old Arshdeep was rewarded for his efforts in IPL 2022 by being included in the squad for the five-match T20I series against the Proteas beginning in New Delhi on June 9.
Hardik Pandya or Shikhar Dhawan are in line to take over the captaincy duties in the 5-match T20 series vs South Africa, as many senior players are set to be rested
The BCCI is likely to do away with bio-bubbles from the upcoming five-match T20 series against South Africa. According to reports, the reason behind this is the mental well-being of cricketers.
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Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Kohli's every move is tracked but some of that attention will now have to be shared by Rahul.
Trailing 0-1 after losing the Boxing Day opening Test at Centurion, the Dean Elgar-led side showed immense resilience to win back-to-back matches at the Wanderers and Newlands to upset the firm favourites.
Kohli and his teammates lost their cool during the final 45 minutes on the third day of the third Test, which they lost by seven wickets to concede the series 2-1.
India won the series-opener in Centurion by 113 runs but surprisingly caved in against an inexperienced South African team in the remaining two matches, with their batters letting them down on more than one occasion.
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