India's squad for Australia: KL Rahul on the rise

Indias limitedover vicecaptain and senior opener Rohit Sharma was on Monday left out of all three squads for the tour of Australia due to a recurring hamstring injury which is set to oust him from the remainder of IPL as wellIn Rohits absence the inform KL Rahul will be Virat Kohlis deputy in the white ball teams and is also back in the Test squad after a considerable period of time Wicketkeeperbatsman Rishabh Pant failed to make the cut for the limited overs even though he retained his place in the Test squadRohit Ishant monitoredThe BCCI Medical Team will continue to monitor the progress of Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a press release announcing the squadsThe tour of Australia comprises three T20 Internationals as many ODIs and four Tests It is set to get underway from November 27It is learnt that in case of Rohit it might take a good six to eight weeks for complete recovery from the injury that he picked up during the IPLIt is unlikely that Rohit will take any further part in this years IPL He will have to go back to India and be at the National Cricket Academy NCA for the rehabilitation a senior BCCI source saidThe story of Mondays selection was undoubtedly Rahul who is also now Indias firstchoice keeper in both T20 Internationals and ODIs as selectors finally ran out of patience with PantRahul is being looked as Indias first choice whiteball keeper till the 2021 World T20 and beyond Also he has impressed everyone with his leadership skills and thats why this elevation as vicecaptain the source saidSanju Samson will be the second wicketkeeper in T20l squad which also features Kolkata Knight Riders mystery spinner Varun ChakravarthyChakravarthy in T20I squadIt is undoubtedly a big day for Chennaibased architect Varun who has played 21 representative matches at the senior level including 11 T20 gamesmdashall at the IPLHis fivewicket haul against Delhi Capitals is one of the highlights of this IPL and he has bowled brilliantly at the death mixing his clever variationsTest callup for SirajAmong other notable inclusions pacer Mohammed Siraj has been rewarded with a Test callup for his consistent redball performances The absence of the injured duo of Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also paved the way for his selection Siraj and Navdeep Saini were automatic choices in Test team once Bhuvi thigh muscle and Ishant left rib cage were ruled out the source saidIndias squad TestsV Kohli captain M Agarwal P Shaw KL Rahul C Pujara A Rahane vc H Vihari S Gill Wriddhiman Saha wk R Pant wk J Bumrah M Shami U Yadav N Saini K Yadav R Jadeja R Ashwin M SirajODIsV Kohli captain S Dhawan S Gill KL Rahul vc and wk S Iyer M Pandey H Pandya M Agarwal R Jadeja Y Chahal K Yadav J Bumrah M Shami N Saini S ThakurT20IsV Kohli captain S Dhawan M Agarwal KL Rahul vc and wk S Iyer M Pandey H Pandya S Samson wk R Jadeja W Sundar Y Chahal J Bumrah M Shami N Saini D Chahar V ChakravarthyKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever