India name Asia Cup squad, Kohli elevated to vice-captain role - Cricket News Update
The BCCI selectors on Wednesday announced the Indian squad for next month’s quadrangular Asia Cup to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 under Kris Srikkanth, who is the chairman of the committee.
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been surprisingly retained in the squad, but his opening partner Virender Sehwag has paid the price for his struggles Down Under. The other two members of the ODI squad currently playing in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, who failed to make
cut for the regional one-day tournament, are fast bowlers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625.
The chairman of selectors, Kris Srikkanth told media reporters that the trio has not been dropped but rather they have been rested on the advice of the team physio.
"Unfortunately http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 and Zaheer Khan have been asked to take rest by the physiotherapist. It is purely on injury grounds both have been rested," said Srikkanth while speaking to media reporters after announcing the squad. "I can assure you that
nobody has been dropped."
In the absence of Sehwag – who scored just 65 runs from five innings at an average of 13 in the ongoing triangular Commonwealth Bank Series – Virat Kohli has been elevated to the vice-captain position. Kohli’s promotion comes after the right-handed middle-order
batsman led the side to a bonus-point victory against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s hopes of making the tri-series finals alive. Kohli played his career best knock of 133 not out off just 86 balls, as the Men in Blue chased down a mammoth 321-run target inside
37 overs.
The BCCI chief selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Krishnamachari-Srikkanth-c71750 said that the board and the selection committee are seeing a future captain in the right-hander and his elevation is part of that plan.
"The selection committee and board feels that Virat Kohli could be good future captaincy material," said Srikkanth.
All-rounder Yousuf Pathan, who has recently recovered from a knee injury, has been recalled to strengthen the lower batting order.
India squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashok-Dinda-c1098.
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