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Rishabh Pant vs KL Rahul: vice-captaincy change in India squad for Afghanistan

KL Rahul steps up to vice-captain for the Test series. Pant loses the role as India rotates seniors out.

India have elevated KL Rahul to vice-captain for the one-off Test against Afghanistan, with Rishabh Pant stepping down from the role. The move's part of a broader rotation that rests Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, freeing space for new call-ups like Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar — a signal that India's comfortable trusting fresh names in a compressed schedule.

Filed under Rishabh PantKL RahulJasprit BumrahRavindra JadejaPrince YadavGurnoor Brar

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