IND vs SA: According To Me, KL Rahul Is The Right Choice- Saba Karim

Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim believes that giving KL Rahul the vice-captaincy was the right choice and it also happened at the right time.

Newly-appointed vice-captain of the Test team, Rohit Sharma, was ruled out of the 3-match Test series against South Africa due to a hamstring injury. His participation in the tour is doubtful but a final decision will be taken regarding the ODIs.

In his place, India had the option to appoint Ravichandran Ashwin or Rahul as the vice-captain and the management went for the latter. Rahul is younger than Ashwin and is seen as a future captaincy prospect, thereby getting the deserved promotion, as per Karim.

“According to me, it is the right choice and the timing is perfect. This is right because a lot of times, the selectors talk to the team management, what sort of feedback is coming from there, what is going on in their mind about who can prove to be a capable leader in the future, and then only the decision is taken,” Karim said to India News.

“I feel Virat Kohli would also believe that” – Saba Karim

Test captain Virat Kohli also sees the potential in Rahul and would have thereby consented to make Rahul his deputy, Karim observed. Having captained Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL for a couple of seasons, Rahul does have experience in the leadership role.

“It is good that the selectors have taken their time and then made the announcement that KL Rahul will be the vice-captain in the upcoming series. I feel captain Virat Kohli would also believe that in Rohit Sharma’s absence.”

“KL Rahul is a player who can captain in the future. He has done fantastic captaincy in the IPL for the Punjab Kings, his performances have been good and KL Rahul is currently a multi-format player,” Karim added.

India’s tour of South Africa begins on December 26 in Centurion.

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