{"id":1882,"date":"2022-02-20T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2022-02-20T14:53:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T14:53:13","slug":"rahane-pujara-dropped-for-sl-tests-rohit-named-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/rahane-pujara-dropped-for-sl-tests-rohit-named-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahane, Pujara dropped for SL Tests 2022; Rohit named captain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Senior batters\u00a0Ajinkya Rahane<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Cheteshwar Pujara<\/a>\u00a0have been dropped from India’s Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka, the BCCI announced on Saturday (February 19). The selectors, who also named Rohit Sharma as the new Test captain, have opted for a re-jig on expected lines, with wicketkeeper-batsman\u00a0Wriddhiman Saha<\/a>\u00a0and experienced fast bowler\u00a0Ishant Sharma<\/a>\u00a0also getting the axe alongside Rahane and Pujara. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been announced as Rohit’s deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness) , Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar<\/p>\n\n\n\nIndia squad for test:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n