KL Rahul named vice-captain of Test team for South Africa series

KL Rahul replaces Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out of the Test series owing to a hamstring injury.

KL Rahul has been named India vice captain for South Africa Test series.

The BCCI on Saturday named KL Rahul as vice-captain for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.

Rahul replaces Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out of the Test series owing to a hamstring injury.

India’s Test squad Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul (vc), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj.