Rahane to lead in opening Test; Rohit to miss entire series
Updated On: 12 November, 2021 07:39 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
It is learnt from a reliable BCCI source that the squad has been finalised after a meeting of the selection committee on Thursday, but a formal announcement is still awaited
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Ajinkya Rahane. Pic/AFP
India’s newly-appointed T20 captain Rohit Sharma is set to be rested from the two-match Test series against New Zealand while Virat Kohli will miss the opening match as a “mentally and physically exhausted” Team India gets down to workload management during the home assignment.
Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will lead the side in the opening Test in Kanpur as Kohli extends his break after opting out of the three-match T20 series starting November 17 in Jaipur.
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