BCCI announces team for Australia India tour, Rohit Sharma not named



The BCCI Senior National Selection Committee announced on Monday the Indian squads for the Australian tour, which comprises four Trials, three One-Day Internationals and as many Twenty20 Internationals. India’s Vice Captain Rohit Sharma, who is currently battling a hamstring injury, has not been selected in any of the three squads, and the BCCI said his medical team will continue to monitor his progress. Another notable name missing from the test team is veteran fast pitcher Ishant Sharma, who was ruled out of the IPL with a rib injury. The BCCI medical team will also monitor your progress.

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KL Rahul, who is having a dream career at the ongoing IPL 2020, has replaced Rohit in the longer format. The Kings XI Punjab captain has also assumed leadership responsibility for the first time in his international career, landing the position of vice captain of the ODI and T20I series. The Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowling duo of Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Siraj have been rewarded for their impressive performances with a spot on the red ball team.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ mysterious spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who became the first bowler to collect a five-wicket cast at the 2020 IPL, has been named in the shorter format. Interestingly, Rishabh Pant is not part of the T20I team, with Sanju Samson included as a substitute goalkeeper.

Test equipment: Virat Kohli (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar, Ajinkya (vice-capt), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (week), Rishabh Pant (week), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav , Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.

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ODI Squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-capt / wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Navprit Shami, Bumrah, Mohammed Shami Saini, Shardul Thakur

T20I Squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-capt / wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami , Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy

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