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Gambhir to replace Yuvraj as vice captain of Team India

India opener Gautam Gambhir has been made the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team replacing middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh who was ruled out of the Champions Trophy with a finger inujry.

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India opener Gautam Gambhir has been made the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team replacing middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh who was ruled out of the Champions Trophy with a finger inujry.

Yuvraj fractured his right-hand finger during a training session on Wednesday and has been advised rest for six weeks. The stylish left-hander will return home and Delhi middle-order batsman Virat Kohli has been named as his replacement.

Following Yuvraj’s injury,Gambhir,who himself is recuperating from a groin injury,was named the vice-captain of the team.

India will open their campaign against arch rivals Pakistan on September 26.

 

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