Rahul Dravid's handpicked combination up in smoke as India star unavailable for selection, confirms BCCI
Hindustan TimesWith India kickstarting its final rehearsal for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Afghanistan T20Is, the Rahul Dravid-coached side made a forced change to their playing XI at Mohali on Thursday. India's head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma during a practice session Before senior batter Rohit graced the venue as Team India's T20I captain for the first time since the ICC World Cup 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India revealed that the hosts would miss the services of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in the series opener. Skipper Rohit also opened up about his chat with head coach Dravid about India's playing XI for the Mohali T20I. Head coach Dravid earlier picked India opener Jaiswal as Rohit's partner for the 1st T20I against the Rashid Khan-less side at Mohali.