Internet Desk: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was removed as captain from his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rising Pune Supergiants a couple of days ago. But in just two days the Jharkhand selectors have chosen Dhoni to captain the Jharkhand state side for the forthcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy starting February 25.
In the last couple of seasons, Dhoni never captained the side while playing for Jharkhand but has taken up the mantle this time round. It will be a strong Jharkhand team that will be looking for the national championship.
Apart from Dhoni, they have the explosive Ishan Kishan and top domestic spinner Shahbaz Nadeem in their ranks. Ishank Jaggi and Varun Aaron, both of whom had landed IPL contracts, are also there in the team with the burly Saurabh Tiwary.
Young Virat Singh is also there in the squad.
Squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ishank Jaggi, Virat Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Kaushal Singh, Pratyush Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sonu Kumar Singh, Varun Aaron, Rahul Shukla, Anukul Roy, Monu Kumar Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Anand Singh, Kumar Deobrat, S Rathore, Vikash Singh.
With inputs from PTI.