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India vs SA: KL Rahul ruled out of entire series due to injury, Pant to captain team 

Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant, who was named as Rahul's deputy, will lead the side in the five-match T20 International series against South Africa.

Published: 08th June 2022 06:32 PM  |   Last Updated: 08th June 2022 06:32 PM   |  A+A A-

Indian batter KL Rahul

Indian batter KL Rahul (Photo | AP)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Indian skipper KL Rahul was on Wednesday ruled out of the five-match T20 International series against South Africa due to an injury.

Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant, who was named as Rahul's deputy, will lead the side.

"KL is out of whole series and Rishabh Pant will lead the team as he is the designated deputy," a senior BCCI source told PTI on Thursday.

It is understood that Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the batting alongside Ishan Kishan in the series-opener on Thursday.

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