Virat Kohli gets his Wish, Rested For SL ODI Series, Rohit Sharma Named Skipper

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Days after he had complained about hectic scheduling to the BCCI , the national selectors have listened to Indian captain Virat Kohli views it seems. The superstar has now been rested from the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka but will play the third and final Test in Delhi beginning on December 2 .

Rohit Sharma will be assuming the leadership charge for India in the one-day leg of the ongoing home series next month.

“Current India captain Mr. Virat Kohli has been rested for the ODI series,” the BCCI said in a statement.

India and Sri Lanka are currently engaged in a three-match Test series, which will be followed by three one-dayers starting December 10 in Dharamsala.

India squad for the third Test: Virat Kohli (Captain), M Vijay, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar

India squad for the ODI series: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul.