IND vs SL: "1st Step Before Actual Sacking"- Twitter Reacts As KL Rahul Gets Removed From Vice-captain Role

Published - 28 Dec 2022, 01:03 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Regular team captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant have no place in the T20 lineup as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the roster for the forthcoming assignment. The first three T20Is in the series will feature Hardik Pandya as the team’s captain in the shortest format.

The ODI series will begin on January 10 in Guwahati, and Rohit will be back to captain the team. However, he will have a new deputy for the 50-over series because KL Rahul was replaced as the ODI vice-captain in the team that was revealed on Tuesday.

Hardik Pandya Takes Over From KL Rahul As Rohit Sharma’s Deputy

Since Rohit took over the captaincy responsibilities, KL Rahul has filled in as his deputy when he was available, however, he has since been ousted. All-arounder Hardik Pandya has been elevated to vice-captain of the Indian men’s ODI squad in his spot. In ODI matches against South Africa in January 2022 and Zimbabwe in August 2022, Rahul captained India in Rohit’s absence. Rahul has since been reduced to the position of wicketkeeper-batsman, though.

Hardik has commanded India in six T20Is to this far, but not an ODI squad. In addition to T20Is, the BCCI is reportedly thinking of making him the permanent captain of ODIs. Additionally, his elevation to vice-captain is a definite sign that the BCCI strategy is on track.

The three One Day Internationals between the two Asian juggernauts will be played on January 10, 12, and 15, respectively, at Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kolkata.

Watch: Twitter Reacts As KL Rahul Is Removed From Vice-captain Role

KL Rahul is no more vice captain in white ball format, accept this and move on. Time hi khrb ho toh kisi se kya kuch bolna orr humare bolne se bcci ko fark bhi ni pdta. Solution sirf ek hi hai usko perform krna hoga! #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/EyDk1yM4kV

— Kunal Yadav (@kunaalyaadav) December 28, 2022

KL Rahul has been removed as India's vice captain in ODIs. Hardik is our new vc India were on a 4 ODI match winning streak under Rahul but it's good decision to remove pressure of leadership from him.

— Cricket? Lover (@CricCrazyV) December 28, 2022

KL Rahul no longer the vice-captain in either squads… Could this be the build up to him being dropped? (If he doesn't perform in this series as well)#INDvSL #RohitSharma #KLRahul #BCCI

— Gargi Raut (@gargiraut15) December 27, 2022

@klrahul come on champ. They took Vice captain from you not the game. Come strong ? waiting for your comeback pic.twitter.com/jaF6UNMEqS

— Manjunath Aradhya (@ManjunathAradh9) December 27, 2022

Demotion for KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya is new India ODI Vice Captain#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/6cTvNjxeD4

— Rishikesh Kumar (@RishikeshViews) December 27, 2022

KL Rahul dropped as ODI Vice Captain. Great News for the younger lot like Samson. Probably 1st step before actual sacking.

— ? ?????? (@KodelaDeepak) December 28, 2022

Really fantastic decision for KL Rahul by BCCI, because he has not proved to longer as vice captain or bat as well.

— Munna Yadav (@MunnaYa82959374) December 28, 2022

Not fair with doing Hardik pandya as a vice captain instead of KL Rahul. It's a wrong go

— Bhanuprakasha B (@Bhanuprakasha_B) December 27, 2022

Best part about selection is KL Rahul being demoted as vice captain. Worst part is he is still there in the ODI squad. #INDvSL

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) December 27, 2022

Being a fan of Cricket in India, you tend to observe every decision. Captain and Vice Captain in old days used to be given after months of thoughts. Today, every series we have it different. People like KL Rahul should have earned it when they got it. Very poor from @BCCI.

— Sanket (@awesomesanket) December 28, 2022

India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.

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