What does the BCCI that pick Shreyas Iyer on Kl Rahul, like the vice-captain of India, the vice-captain Odi?
Kl Rahul has captain of India in ODI 12 times from 2022 to 2023 and won 8 of these games.
Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma as captain of the Indian Odi – this is the biggest point to remember from the team for the Australia series. This “ c ” written next to the name of Gill made everyone face the heritage of Rohit and talks about the future of Cricket Odi with a new captain at the helm before the 2027 Cricket World Cup.
Shreyas Iyer finally rewarded
The attention was diverted to Gill and Rohit, so everyone missed the “vice-captain” written alongside the name of Shreyas Iyer. The average striker received a promotion. Some would say that it is karma. Shreyas was not included in the Indian team for the Asian Cup T20 2025 and now, he was rewarded by being appointed assistant to Gill.
But there is much more to that. Shreyas has long been presented as a potential captain of India. We saw him direct the capital of Delhi at only 24 years old and bring them to their first Indian Premier League final (IPL) in 2020. The injuries derailed him for a while, but he then took the Kolkata Knight Riders to their second IPL title in 2024.
Later that year, Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy under him. This year, he took the kings of Punjab to their second IPL final. Shreyas’ tactical sense and the ability to manage pressure are well considered. He led to India a team in a series of 3 games of a day against Australia also.
And Kl Rahul?
You could say that it was long to come. But what does that mean for Kl Rahul? The gates hitter was appointed assistant to Rohit when Virat Kohli was withdrawn as captain of the Indian Odi at the end of 2021. He replaced whenever necessary. With the rise of Shubman Gill, he gave the work of the deputy. This decision is logical now since Gill is the captain of the ODI and the Test of India now.
But why was Rahul moved? He is the most senior striker in India in test cricket and even led in South Africa a little time ago in the absence of Rohit, but Ravi will ravished Jadeja was appointed deputy for Gill for the Tests of the Antilles at Home. In the Odi too, after Rohit and Kohli, Rahul is the most high -end striker in India.
Although Shreyas is not exactly young, because he will be 31 years old in December, Rahul is two years old his elder. In addition, Rahul did not really do a captain in the IPL, while Shreyas has already succeeded with three teams. It is prudent to assume that it is the cricket control council in the way of saying in India (BCCI) to say that they look at the future.
India Squad Odi for Australia
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, Kl Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Saraj, Mohammed Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal
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