Rahul had been named the captain of that side after regular captain Rohit Sharma, as well as Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were rested for the series. Rishabh Pant was named captain after Rahul had to pull out, as the series ended 2-2 with the last match ending in a no-result. More recently, in Ireland, Hardik Pandya led India to a 2-0 win in the two-T20I series. Rahul was not considered for selection for the just-concluded tour of Ireland or the Test match in Birmingham, which starts tomorrow.
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