Cricket-Rohit to lead India in T20 series against NZ, Rahul named deputy


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 09 Nov 2021

Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Super 12 - Group 2 - India v Scotland - Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - November 5, 2021 India's Rohit Sharma in action REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

(Reuters) - Opener Rohit Sharma will succeed Virat Kohli as India's Twenty20 captain when they take on New Zealand in a three-match Twenty20 series at home this month as the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced a 16-man squad on Tuesday.

Fellow opener KL Rahul has been named Rohit's deputy.

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