The Indian cricket team’s roster for the South Africa tour has been revealed. They’re set to play three T20, three ODI, and two Test matches in South Africa. Different captains have been chosen for each format: Suryakumar Yadav for T20, KL Rahul for ODI, and Rohit Sharma for Test matches.
BCCI’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar announced the Indian squad for all three formats in Delhi on November 30. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli won’t play T20 and ODI in the South Africa tour. Mohammed Shami’s participation depends on his fitness due to ongoing medical treatment.
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In the ODI team, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal have returned, with new faces like Rajat Patidar and Sai Sudarshan included. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav aren’t part of the ODI squad.
KS Bharat has been left out of the Test team, leaving KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as specialist wicketkeepers. Jasprit Bumrah is now the vice-captain for the Test team.
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Suryakumar Yadav continues as T20 captain with Ravindra Jadeja as vice-captain for the first time. Rituraj Gaikwad has been included in all three formats.
Test Squad led by Captain Rohit and Vice-Captain Bumrah
India Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Prasidh Krishna.
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ODI Squad Captained by KL Rahul
India ODI Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Verma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk/c), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
T20 Squad Led by Suryakumar Yadav, Vice-Captain Ravindra Jadeja
India’s T20 Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
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Schedule for India’s South Africa Tour
– 10 December: 1st T20, Durban
– 12 December: 2nd T20, Port Elizabeth
– 14 December: 3rd T20, Johannesburg
– 17 December: 1st ODI, Johannesburg
– 19 December: 2nd ODI, Port Elizabeth
– 21 December: 3rd ODI, Paarl
– 26 to 30 December: 1st Test, Centurion
– 3 to 7 January: 2nd Test, Johannesburg
Head-to-Head Record of India and South Africa
Total ODI matches: 91,
- India won: 38,
- South Africa won: 50,
- Undecided: 3
Total T20 matches: 24,
- India won: 13,
- South Africa won: 10,
- Undecided: 1
Total Test matches: 42,
- India won: 15,
- South Africa won: 17,
- Drawn: 10
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