Rohit to lead India in T20s against Bangladesh

REUTERS - Rohit Sharma will lead India for the Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh at home next month with regular Captain Virat Kohli rested for the threematch series, the country’s Cricket Board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Kohli will, however, return to lead the side against Bangladesh for the two Tests, starting from November 14, with the hosts eyeing their 12th consecutive Test series victory at home.

World’s top-ranked side India retained the squad that whitewashed South Africa 3-0 at homes recently. Kohli’s men lead the points table for the recently-launched World Test Championship, having scripted five wins in as many matches.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to be out of the Twenty20 Squad, raising questions on the long-serving wicketkeeper’s future in limited-overs cricket.

There has been speculation

Dhoni might retire after struggling in the World Cup in England where India were knocked out in the semi-finals.

Subsequently he was left out of the squad for the limited-overs series against West Indies and South Africa.

T20 Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, K. L. Rahul, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Krunal

Rohit Sharma

Pandya, yuzvendra Chahal,rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube and Shardul Thakur.

Test Squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.