The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the squad for the upcoming three-match ODI sequence towards South Africa, scheduled to start on November 30. KL Rahul has been appointed as captain for the sequence, with senior gamers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma included within the lineup.
Pant Returns to ODI Setup
One of many greatest highlights of the squad announcement is the return of Rishabh Pant, who hasn’t featured in an ODI since August 2024. He joins KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel because the three wicketkeeping choices for the sequence.
A number of Modifications from the Australia Collection
India has made a number of changes in comparison with their ODI squad from the latest sequence towards Australia. In complete, 4 adjustments have been made. Common ODI captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is not going to journey to South Africa. Gill continues to be recovering from a neck damage, whereas Iyer continues rehabilitation after sustaining a spleen damage within the Australia sequence.
All-rounder Axar Patel and pacer Mohammed Siraj are the opposite two gamers who’ve been unnoticed for this tour.
To fill the vacant slots, India has introduced again skilled all-rounder. Ravindra Jadejawho missed the sequence towards Australia. pants additionally returns, marking his comeback to the ODI format after greater than a 12 months away from worldwide cricket. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are the opposite new additions. Gaikwad is predicted to function backup opener to Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, with Jaiswal prone to open alongside Rohit. Each Gaikwad and Tilak shall be returning to ODI motion for the primary time since December 2023, when India final confronted South Africa within the format.
India’s ODI Squad For Australia: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s ODI Squad For South Africa: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (capt & wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.