Sarandeep Singh feels the "unplayable" spin combination of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will be too much for the South Africans to handle during the T20 World Cup final.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were included in the India squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.
India lost the ICC World Test Championship title for the second time after reaching the finals.
Ajinkya Rahane, a veteran of 82 Tests, had to wait a year longer for his comeback.
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh has emerged as one of the performers in the Indian Premier League 2023 so far
"One of the team's biggest mistakes was to not play Yuzvendra Chahal in the entire tournament especially today. You saw how effective England's wrist spinners were," Sarandeep told news agency PTI.
Former selector Sarandeep Singh has said that he does not understand why would Virat Kohli want to take rest if he is going through a slump in form.
"I don't think Dravid said anything wrong, this is the time when Saha should think about himself he is 37 years old," said former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh.
The former Team India selector warned Cheteshwar Pujara that he risks losing his place in the side because of his poor form with the bat.
Reacting to India's emphatic victory in the first Test, former off-spinner and a selector Sarandeep Singh said the Virat Kohli-led side can whitewash South Africa in their own backyard.