{"id":17161,"date":"2026-05-19T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/19\/rishabh-pant-loses-test-vice-captaincy-prince-yadav-gets-odi-call-up\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:39:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:39:47","slug":"rishabh-pant-loses-test-vice-captaincy-prince-yadav-gets-odi-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=17161","title":{"rendered":"Rishabh Pant loses Test vice-captaincy, Prince Yadav gets ODI call-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131199059,imgsize-49562,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mmbn-76.jpg\" alt=\"Rishabh Pant loses Test vice-captaincy, Prince Yadav gets ODI call-up - key points from India's squad announcement for Afghanistan series\" title=\"Rishabh Pant\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bcci\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">BCCI<\/a>) on Tuesday announced squads for the<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/ravindra-jadeja-rested-for-afghanistan-series-as-prince-yadav-gurnoor-brar-earn-maiden-call-ups\/articleshow\/131197202.cms\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\"> one-off Test and the three-match ODI series<\/a> vs Afghanistan, both set to be played in the month of June in India. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>KL Rahul replaced Pant as the vice-captain of the Indian Test team that is being led by Shubman Gill. <!-- -->Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been rested for the Test match. While Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey were the new faces included in the Test squad.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Among the notable inclusions for the ODI series was fast-bowler Prince Yadav, who has had a brilliant season playing for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2026. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><strong><\/p>\n<p><h3>Here are key points from the squad announcement: <br \/><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Jasprit Bumrah and Jadeja rested<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"20\">\n<ul>\n<li>India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah rested from one-off Test and ODI series against Afghanistan as part of his workload management.<\/li>\n<li>Senior all-rounder <keyword id=\"36351811\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Ravindra-Jadeja-rested\" source=\"keywords\">Ravindra Jadeja rested<\/keyword> from one-off Test against Afghanistan as well as from the ODI series. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gurnoor, Manav Suthar get maiden call-ups<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"25\">\n<ul>\n<li>Spin bowler Manav Suthar and pacer Gurnoor Brar have earned maiden call-ups to the Test squad. Both are teammates at IPL franchise Gujarat Titans. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rahul gets Test vice captaincy<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"30\">\n<ul>\n<li>Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was removed as vice-captain of the Indian Test squad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Prince gets ODI call-up; Ishan Kishan returns <\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"35\">\n<ul>\n<li>While Prince Yadav is the new face in the ODI line-up, with Ishan Kishan being the second wicket-keeper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Harsh Dubey picked in both squads<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said Dubey is the perfect fit to play the bowling all-rounder role. <!-- -->He says he has impressed in domestic cricket and hopes he can take the chance provided in the senior team. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">The Squads:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India&#8217;s Test squad: <\/span>Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India&#8217;s ODI squad:<\/span> Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/rishabh-pant-loses-test-vice-captaincy-prince-yadav-gets-odi-call-up-key-points-from-indias-squad-announcement-for-afghanistan-series\/articleshow\/131198466.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced squads for the one-off Test and the three-match ODI series vs Afghanistan, both set to be played in the month of June in India. 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