KL Rahul to lead India in ODI series against SA
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New Delhi (PTI): Senior batter KL Rahul was on Sunday named as India's captain for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa.
Rahul was handed the reigns of the team after regular skipper Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the series with a neck injury that he sustained during the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata.
Wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is the deputy of Rahul for the series, which begins on November 30 in Ranchi followed by matches in Raipur (December 3) and Visakhapatnam (December 6).
India's ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.
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One dead, another missing after boat capsizes in Phalguni river near Kavoor
Kavoor: A fishing trip turned tragic after a small boat capsized in the Phalguni river at Kunjathbail in Kavoor on Wednesday morning, leaving one youngster dead and another missing.
The deceased has been identified as Ganesh (28), a resident of Kunjathbail. Another youth, Royal (27), has gone missing after drowning in the river, police said.
According to available information, three friends had gone to the river in a small boat to catch fish. While they were fishing, the boat reportedly lost balance and overturned, throwing all three into the water.
Ganesh and Royal, who did not know swimming, drowned in the river. The third youngster, Nithesh (29), managed to swim to safety and reach the shore.
Following the incident, fire and emergency services personnel along with local divers launched a search operation in the river. By afternoon, Ganesh’s body was recovered. However, Royal remains missing and search operations are still underway, sources said.
A case has been registered at Kavoor police station in connection with the incident.
