KL Rahul appointed as Test vice-captain; Pant excluded from ODI team, Prince Yadav receives first call-up.

KL Rahul has taken over from Rishabh Pant as India’s Test vice-captain, while Pant has been excluded from the ODI squad. Emerging pacer Prince Yadav has earned his first international call-up, and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is back in the ODI team.

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed post-squad announcement that veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is resting from India’s Test lineup.

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The Men’s Selection Committee Meeting for #TeamIndia‘s squad announcement for the forthcoming @IDFCFIRSTBank Test match and the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan is currently taking place in Guwahati.#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/VlA94h1nFC

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INDIA ODI squad:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey.

India Test squad:

Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (VC), Sai Sudarshan, Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel