India vs Bangladesh: Mohammad Kaif 'Shocked' To See Cheteshwar Pujara's Name As Test Vice-Captain
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Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has expressed astonishment seeing Cheteshwar Pujara being named the 'vice-captain' for the opening Test between India and Bangladesh.
The Indian cricket team is gearing up for a Test match assignment against Bangladesh, after losing the ODI series 1-2. A number of new faces have come into India's Test setup while some players' roles have been re-designated. Among one prominent change as far as the roles are concerned, is the fact that Cheteshwar Pujara has been named the vice-captain for the first Test. KL Rahul had to take up the captain's role as full-time skipper Rohit Sharma had to miss out on the Test series opener due to an injury.
Since spotting Pujara's name as 'vice-captain' for the opening Test, fans have been debating the decision since Rishabh Pant had taken up the role in a stand-in capacity earlier.
In a chat with NDTV's Rica Roy, Kaif admitted the decision to appoint Pujara as Rahul's deputy was 'shocking'. He even highlighted that Pant had scored a century the last time he was the team's vice-captain.
"Shocking that Pujara was made vice-captain. Pant scored a century in the last Test when he was the vice-captain," he said.
Kaif also took aim at the selectors for the decision. He said: "Selectors are not treating players in the right manner. Rishabh should not have been vice-captain then."
