KL Rahul will not be a part of the T20 series due to his marriage. But, he got a place in the ODI team as a wicket-keeper batsman.
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Team India has been announced for the white ball series against Sri Lanka. There will be two different teams for ODI and T20 series, whose captain and vice-captain will also be different. The captaincy in T20 has been handed over to Hardik Pandya while Rohit Sharma will be seen handling the command of the ODI team. But the surprise happened when KL Rahul’s wings were clipped. His power was reduced inside the team. Now he will not be the number two of the team. He has been stripped of his vice-captaincy.
KL Rahul will not be a part of the T20 series due to his marriage. But, he got a place in the ODI team as a wicket-keeper batsman. Usually he was in charge of the vice-captain of the team in the white ball series. But, here the news is not good for them before going on wedding leave.
ODI vice-captaincy handed over to Pandya
Now it is clear from the bad news of snatching the vice-captaincy of ODI before marriage that when he will play his first series after marriage, he will be only one player of the team. Now the question is, if not vice-captain KL Rahul in the ODI team, then who? So the answer is Hardik Pandya. Hardik, who played 66 matches in ODIs, has been made Rohit’s deputy in ODIs.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2022
KL Rahul’s height decreased before marriage
Earlier, Hardik has been made the captain of the T20 team selected for Sri Lanka. But, he will be the vice-captain in the ODI team. While Rohit Sharma is the captain. KL Rahul will play as a player. After this decision of BCCI, it is believed that the stature of KL Rahul has decreased inside Team India. This thing has been announced now, but it will be implemented after Rahul returns to the team after the wedding leave.