IND vs SA ODI: Shikhar Dhawan all geared up as India opener starts practice for ODI series vs South Africa

IND vs SA ODI: Star India opener Shikhar Dhawan is all geared up for India vs South Africa ODI series. India and South Africa will play three T20Is and three ODIs with each other from September 28. As the ODI series is just before the ICC T20 World Cup, BCCI will give chance to new players in the 50-over series by resting the India squad who participated in the SA T20 series. It is likely that Shikhar Dhawan will lead India’s second-string team charge in absence of the main squad. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates on India vs South Africa series

IND vs SA ODI: Shikhar Dhawan all geared up as India opener starts practice for ODI series vs South Africa – CHECK Out

With an eye on winning the three-match ODI series vs South Africa, Shikhar Dhawan has started sweating it out in the nets. On Thursday, star opener shared a photo on his social media handles in which he could be seen all padded up on the field. The 36-year-old captioned the post on Instagram: “Gearing up for #IndVsSA”.

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Notably, India’s squad for the three-match ODI series vs South Africa is yet to be announced. But it has been widely reported that the players who are part of the T20 WC squad will not play in the 50-over series.

It is very likely that India’s T20 team will leave for Australia before the ODI series. For this reason, the BCCI will choose a different team for ODIs against South Africa.

VVS Laxman, Head Cricket, National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be the interim head coach for Team India (Senior Men) for the ODI series against SA. Laxman, who travelled with the Indian team that played the ODI series in Zimbabwe will oversee the team’s preparation in the absence of Rahul Dravid.

India squad for South Africa T20Is

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.

IND vs SA ODI: India’s possible squad for 3 ODIs vs South Africa

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Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav/Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar.

IND vs SA ODI: South Africa ODI squad against India

Temba Bavuma (captain, DP World Lions), Quinton de Kock (Momentum Multiply Titans), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Janneman Malan (Gbets Rocks), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Anrich Nortje (Gbets Warriors), Wayne Parnell (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Andile Phehlukwayo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Dwaine Pretorius (North West Dragons), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans).