KL Rahul to be vice-captain for 3 Test series against SA

Owing to Rohit Sharma's injury KL Rahul will be the vice captain for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa, the BCCI confirmed.

New Delhi (India): KL Rahul will don the vice-captaincy hat for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa.

Rohit Sharma would have been the vice-captain, but a hamstring injury ruled him out of the series and hence Rahul would act as deputy to Virat Kohli.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday had confirmed that Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the three-match Test series against South Africa.