Kohli ruled out of fourth Test, Rahane to lead India, Kuldeep makes his debut

 

New Delhi: India received an early blow as captain Virat Kohli was ruled out of the fourth Test at Dharamsala, confirmed Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar.  Ajinkya Rahane will lead India in the absence of Kohli. He becomes the 33rd Test captain of India. Interestingly, Rahane has not captained a first class side, this will be his first assignment as the leader of the pack. Kohli himself had confirmed that he won’t take the field if he is not a hundred percent fit. The Indian captain hurt his shoulder in on Day 1 of the third India-Australia Test at Ranchi. As far as the playing XI is concerned Left-arm chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav was handed over his Test cap by L Shivaramakrishnan. He will play in the Dharamsala Test. India have decided to go in with spinners. Bhuvneshwar Kumar  was drafted into the side in place of Ishant Sharma.