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Rahane to captain India in Kohli's absence, IPL performers rewarded
The BCCI has named the squads for the Test against Afghanistan and limited-over series against Ireland and England. Since Kohli will be playing county cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has been named the captain for the one-off Test against Afghanistan. To fill Kohli's shoes, Karun Nair makes a comeback to the Test squad. Ambati Rayudu and Siddarth Kaul have been rewarded post their performances in IPL.
India squad for lone Afghanistan Test
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma and Shardul Thakur.
Siddarth Kaul and Ambati Rayudu named in the limited-over squad
Some of IPL's top performers have been rewarded for their fine form. Siddarth Kaul, who has been impressive for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, will make his T20I debut during Ireland and England series. The current Orange Cap holder, Ambati Rayudu, has been rewarded with a call-up for the three-match ODI series against England. Daredevils skipper Shreyas Iyer has also been included in the ODI squad.
T20I squad for the series against Ireland and England
Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav.
Team for three-match ODI series against England
Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav.
