Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey picked for one-off Test against Afghanistan; Bumrah, Jadeja rested; KL Rahul elevated to vice captain role

KL Rahul takes over the vice-captaincy for the red-ball format, from Rishabh Pant. “KL has been Test captain before,” Agarkar noted. “Obviously, Rishabh was vice-captain and we wanted him to be the best batter he can… So, no, there’s no reason [for the change in vice-captaincy]. That’s the best option we think at this point we have as far as vice-captain with experience [is concerned].