<img title="Ajinkya Rahane" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/sep/04rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="670" height="447" /> Ajinkya Rahane
India's selectors Tuesday said Ajinkya Rahane will captain the Indian side for the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan after regular skipper Virat Kohli opted to play for Surrey in county cricket.
Rahane, 29, will lead the 15-member Indian squad for what is the first Test ever for Afghanistan, the newest entrants to big league cricket. Middle-order batsman Karun Nair will replace Kohli in the Indian team which will take on the Afghans in Bangalore from June 14-18."
The charismatic Kohli, who wants to adapt to English conditions before his team's tough tour there, would be available to play two Twenty-20 internationals against Ireland in Dublin, in late June. India are set to take on England in a three-match T20 and one-day series in July followed by a five-match Test series.
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