Published: Feb 07, 2019, 05:13 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 07, 2019, 05:13 PM (IST)
Experienced Test campaigner Ajinkya Rahane has been named captain of the Rest of India (RoI) side that will face Ranji Trophy 2018-19 champions Vidarbha in the Irani Cup that will get underway from February 12 in Nagpur, the BCCI announced on Thursday.
UPDATE: Squad for @Paytm Z R #IraniCup named. @ajinkyarahane88 to lead Rest of India.
RoI: Rahane (C), Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, H Vihari, S Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), K Gowtham, D Jadeja, R Chahar, Ankit Rajpoot, T Ul-Haq, Ronit More, S Warrier, Rinku Singh, Snell Patel pic.twitter.com/3eVpdJw1WL
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 7, 2019
Rahane, who has been missing from the senior India limited-overs game since February 18 last year when he part of the touring side to South Africa, was drafted to the India A squad and led them to a 4-1 series win against England Lions. (ALSO READ: Vidarbha claim second successive title beating Saurashtra by 78 runs)
Rest of India squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Hanuma Vihari, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Krishnappa Gowtham, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ankit Rajpoot, Tanveer Ul-Haq, Ronit More, Sandeep Warrier, Rinku Singh, Snell Patel
Vidarbha defeat Saurashtra by 78 runs in the Ranji Trophy final
Lift back-to-back Ranji Trophy titles 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/km0LASmN4S
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 7, 2019
KL Rahul, who has been sidelined from the Indian team following his poor showing in Australia, has been named captain of the India A team for the second four-day game against England Lions in Mysore that will begin from February 13. (ALSO READ: It’s always not about results, not too worried about KL Rahul’s form: India A coach Rahul Dravid)
UPDATE: India A squad for 2nd four-day game against England Lions named:
@klrahul11 (Captain), A Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, A Bawne, Karun Nair, Ricky Bhui, Siddhesh Lad, KS Bharat (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Jalaj Saxena, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Varun Aaron pic.twitter.com/jfn5wznq4Z
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 7, 2019
India A squad: KL Rahul (Captain), AR Easwaran, Priyank Panchal, Ankeet Bawne, Karun Nair, Ricky Bhui, Siddhesh Lad, K.S. Bharat (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Nadeem, Jalaj Saxena, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Varun Aaron
