India vs Australia: KL Rahul stays in Test squad but loses VC role | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Despite a poor run of kind, KL Rahul has managed to carry on to his place within the Indian squad for the ultimate two Test matches of the continued Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Interestingly, the India Cricket Board (BCCI) assertion signed by Jay Shah on Sunday, didn’t point out Rahul because the vice-captain for the collection in contrast to the primary two Tests. Rahul had even led the Indian crew in Bangladesh in December when common captain Rohit Sharma was dominated out attributable to damage.
The assertion additionally talked about Ishan Kishan because the solitary wicketkeeper for the next three-match ODI collection towards Australia. Rahul stays part of the ODI squad however has not been assigned the wicketkeeping duties by the selectors. However, the crew administration and Rahul have insisted that his wicket-keeping and batting at No. 5 lends extra steadiness to the ODI crew.
Jaydev Unadkat, who was launched from the squad to play within the Ranji Trophy last for Saurashtra this week, has additionally been introduced again into the Test crew.

Going by the statements from the Indian camp, it appears the Indian crew administration is offered to the 2 centuries Rahul had scored at Lord’s and Centurion in 2021.
“If you look at the couple of hundreds he got outside India, one of the best I have seen from KL, especially the one at Lord’s batting on that damp pitch after losing the toss and put in to bat,” Rohit mentioned on Sunday.
TOI understands that the nationwide selectors and the crew administration have labeled Rahul as a ‘massive participant’ who is required to be given house.
“Of late, there has been a lot of talk about his batting. But the team management, we always look at the potential of any individual, not just KL. I have been asked in the past about a lot of players. If a guy has potential, guys will get that extended run. It is not just about KL but anyone. Playing in England is never easy and he put in a great performance there and centurion was another one. India won both those games. That is the potential he has,” Rohit added. “We are not going to look too much into what one individual is doing, it is about how everyone needs to come together. It is a big series for us, so yeah that is my thought on KL.”
However, sources within the BCCI confirmed that the selectors have intentionally not named any vice-captain. This might be a sign for Rahul that he’s not assured of a spot for too lengthy.
Unadkat, Jadeja again for ODIs
The selectors additionally named Unadkat within the ODI squad. The left-arm medium-pacer final performed an ODI in a house collection towards West Indies in 2013. Interestingly, Arshdeep Singh has missed out for the ODI collection. Ravindra Jadeja additionally makes a comeback within the white-ball cricket for the reason that Asia Cup final September. He final performed an ODI in England final July.
India’s Test squad for third and fourth Test towards Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
India’s ODI squad towards Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ok L Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
* Rohit Sharma might be unavailable for the primary ODI attributable to household commitments and Hardik Pandya will lead the aspect.