KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav ruled out, Rishabh Pant to lead India against South Africa

Mumbai: Team India Captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury, while Kuldeep Yadav will miss out in the T20I series after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee named wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as Captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa, BCCI said in a statement.

The selection committee has not named a replacement for KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav.

Both the cricketers will report to the NCA where the medical team will assess them further and decide on the future course of treatment.

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. (UNI)