Although being ignore initially for captaincy because of his sports hernia surgery and positive covid-19 test, KL Rahul has been allotted the position after being signaled as fit by his medical team. Because of Rahul’s availability, Shikhar Dhawan had to settle for vice-captaincy, taking the strength to 16. Among this squadron for the ODI, players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Shami won’t be found participating, because they are resting for the Asia Cup, starting August 27th.
