MUMBAI: For a change, the cameras will not focus on the India wicketkeeper when changes in field placements are carried out.
After almost a decade as India’s leader in limited-overs cricket, the baton will pass to Test skipper Virat Kohli when the selection panel meets at the cricket centre in Mumbai on Friday to pick teams for the three ODIs and T20Is against England, to be played from January 15 to February 1.
MSK Prasad & Co will also select the team for the two-warm-up one-day matches against England which will be played at the Brabourne Stadium.
With MS Dhoni stepping down as captain on Wednesday, Kohli’s elevation was given after his success in the Test arena in the last couple of years.
After being humbled 2-3 by South Africa at home in 2015, Dhoni’s captaincy was again under the scanner as India just managed to beat New Zealand 3-2 last November. The selectors will hope the team under Kohli scales new heights in limited-overs cricket.
For Kohli, the England series is the last before he leads the team’s title defence in the ICC Champions Trophy. As Kohli will also look to build his team for the 2019 World Cup, the selectors are set to reward the top performers of Ranji Trophy with a berth in the England series.
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