The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India's ODI squad for the upcoming South Africa series, starting from November 30.
The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series, followed by a 5-match T20I series to conclude their proceedings in this calendar year.
Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the ODI squad after suffering a neck injury. As his replacement, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been added while KL Rahul has been named as the captain. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both included, whereas Jasprit Bumrah is rested for this series to alleviate his workload.
India ODI Squad vs South Africa
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
India Best Playing 11 for South Africa ODIs
In terms of the team news, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both certain starters for India in this series. The veteran duo ended their Australia series on a high and Rohit was also named as the player of the series. Rohit is set to open the batting with Yashasvi Jaiswal, as the southpaw is set to get the nod ahead of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
With Virat Kohli at no. 3, India will be tempted to play Tilak Varma at the number four position, with Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul forming a strong middle order. Ravindra Jadeja has been out of the limited-overs scene for some time, hence Washington Sundar will be a better option as the all-rounder, but the veteran will be massively in contention. To tackle the Indian conditions, Gautam Gambhir and team management will have to add Kuldeep Yadav in the side, while their can be two pacers in Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (c), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh
