INDIA ODI SQUAD SA Series – IND SA ODI Series: The selectors have finally announced the ODI squad for South Africa series after a long delay. Shikhar Dhawan as expected will lead while Shreyas Iyer has been named the deputy. Interestingly, Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Siraj will remain in India for the ODI series. They will join the T20 World Cup squad after the ODI series. Sanju Samson has also been recalled for the ODI series. Mukesh Kumar and Rajat Patidar have been given a maiden call-up. Follow IND vs SA LIVE & T20 World Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
“Rohit, Virat and all T20 World Cup-bound players will be rested from the ODI series. Shikhar will lead the side. The squad will be announced soon” a senior BCCI official had told InsideSport.
India’s Squad for ODI Series: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.#TeamIndia | #INDvSA
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 2, 2022
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India’s three-match ODI series will be played from October 6 and will end on October 11. However, in just six days of the last ODI, Team India will play a warm-up match against Australia before the T20 WC. Hence, India T20 WC squad will leave for Australia by October 10 to acclimate to the conditions and time zones. That is why the board has decided to have a completely separate squad for the ODI series.
IND vs SA ODI Series: Takeaways from ODI squad for SA series?
- As Team India plays Australia in the first T20 World Cup warm-up match on October 17, all members of the 15-member squad have been rested from the SA ODI series.
- Rohit Sharma & Co will leave for Australia on October 6TH
- The early departure will help in acclimating to the Australian conditions and time zones.
- India will begin with intra-squad practice matches before the warm-up games.
- As for the ODI series, the players who have not made it to the T20 WC, have been picked besides the reserve players.
- Shikhar Dhawan will lead the side. Shreyas Iyer has been named the deputy
- The likes of Rahul Tripathi are expected to make their debut in the series.
- VVS Laxman will be in-charge of the series as Rahul Dravid will leave with the T20 WC squad.
- Mukesh Kumar and Rajat Patidar have received maiden call-ups.
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It should be noted that South Africa will have the T20 World Cup squad playing in the ODIs. South Africa will also begin their T20 WC warm-ups on October 17 against New Zealand.
South Africa ODI Squad:
Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
India’s Squad for ODI Series: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
IND vs SA ODI Schedule:
- India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Thursday, 6 October at Ranchi
- India vs South Africa 2nd ODI: Sunday, 9 October at Lucknow
- India vs South Africa 3rd ODI: Tuesday, 11 October at Delhi
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