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India Squad For South Africa Tour: No Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli In SA ODI And T20Is. New Captains Are...
India vs South Africa Squad Announcement: The BCCI has taken some major decisions as the Indian cricket squads for the South Africa Tour are out
India Squads For South Africa Tour: File mages of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© AFP
India's tour of South Africa: The BCCI has announced the squads for the Indian cricket team's tour of South Africa beginning on December 10. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour and hence have not been picked for the T20Is and ODIs. The Test team will be led by Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli will also play in the Test series. Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of the T20I team while KL Rahul will lead the ODI team The Indian cricket team is set to tour South Africa next month for three T20Is and three ODIs, followed by a two-match Test series.
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- 21:36 (IST)India vs SA Live: ODI squad analysis!ODI is the least important format right now but looking at the 2025 Champions Trophy, a new-look squad under Rahul will play the 50-over games. Rajat Patidar, B Sai Sudharshan and Rinku Singh, all with fantastic List A records, are in the ODI squad and will form the nucleus of the next 50-over team.Kuldeep Yadav, who couldn't be accommodated in the Test squad, is there in both the white-ball squads.Yuzvendra Chahal, who missed the World Cup, is now back in the 50-over format while Ravi Bishnoi is in the T20 squad.
- 21:00 (IST)India vs SA Live: Reason behind Rohit and Virat's absenceThe BCCI release added: "Rohit Sharma and Mr Virat Kohli had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. Mohd. Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness. Abhimanyu Easwaran's availability is subject to fitness."
- 20:22 (IST)India vs South Africa Libe: the Tour matches!India A squad for the 1st four-day match: Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Devdutt Padikkal, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel, Shardul Thakur, Pulkit Narang, Sourabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Tushar Deshpande.India Inter-squad three-day match: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pulkit Narang, Harshit Rana, Shardul Thakur, Sourabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini.India A squad for 3rd four-day match: Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Navdeep Saini.
- 20:20 (IST)India's Test Squad Live: Rohit Sharma Will Be Back!India's squad for Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.
- 20:19 (IST)India's T20I Squad Live: Suryakumar Yadav to lead!India's squad for 3 T20Is: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
- 20:18 (IST)India's ODI Squad Live: KL Rahul to lead!India's squad for 3 ODIs: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
- 19:23 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Listen to what Dravid has to say!
I haven't yet signed a contract with the BCCI but had discussions on tenure. Once I get the papers, I will sign: Head coach Rahul Dravid after World Cup and contract review meeting pic.twitter.com/L35WTH55Gj
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 30, 2023 - 19:11 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Dravid's contract extensionIndian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday stated that he hasn't signed any papers regarding the length of his contract extension with Team India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the extension of contracts for head coach Rahul Dravid and the support staff of Team India (Senior Men).
- 18:00 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Rohit to lead in T20Is?According to a report in Indian Express, Rohit Sharma is set to lead the T20I team in South Africa while KL Rahul will lead the ODI team. However, there is no official communication so far from the BCCI
- 17:19 (IST)IND vs SA Live: A look back at the ODI WC!As the BCCI management, selectors, coach Rahul David gathers to discuss the roadmap ahead looking forwards at the 2024 T20 World Cup, it is also likely that they would want to take a look back at the side's ODI World Cup 2023 performance, where the Rohit Sharma-led side finished runners-up.
- 16:06 (IST)IND vs SA Live: No surprises in Test team!The duo of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer will be making a comeback into the Test squad after long injury lay-offs. That could well mean that Ajinkya Rahane might get the axe while Cheteshwar Pujara has very little chance of making the cut as of now. Rohit and Virat will be back for Tests as well.
In the bowling department, Bumrah, Shami, Siraj and Shardul will be accompanied by Mukesh Kumar, who has impressed in his recent outings. - 15:32 (IST)IND vs SA Live: Literally all of us right now!
Can't wait. 5pm. Tick tock. Tick Tock
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 30, 2023 - 15:22 (IST)Team India Squad Live: What next for Ravichandran Ashwin?It seems like it's end of the road for Ravi Ashwin in white-ball cricket, having played just one game in the World Cup. However, the veteran all-rounder has remained tight-lipper over his future. If he does not make the squads for T20I and ODIs, we might get some clarity. Nonetheless, Ravi Ashwin is still one of the finest red-ball players in the world.
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- 15:03 (IST)Team India Squad Live: Kohli enjoying winter in London!Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are currently on vacation in the United Kingdom following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The couple was spotted Winter Wonderland in London along with their daughter Vamika. See the video here
- 14:47 (IST)Team India Squad Live: Can India seal the series?Not to forget, India play Australia tomorrow in the 4th T20I. The Aussies made a strong comeback in the last game to fire this series wide open with two games to go. Can India bounce back and seal the series? Do tune in to NDTV Sports to find out
- 14:30 (IST)Team India Squad Live: New look Team India for T20I showpiece?While Rohit Sharma is also set to skip the T20Is in the Rainbow Nation, his participation in the 50-over games remains a doubt. Has the selectors already made up their mind when it comes to what India's squad will be for the T20 World Cup next year?
- 14:26 (IST)India vs South Africa: Kohli to quite T20I cricket?Reports have claimed that Virat Kohli has decided to give the white-ball assignment against the Proteas a miss. He will only join the team for the Test series. While he has not played a T20I in over a year, his absence from the ODI assignment did come as a surprise.
- 14:22 (IST)IND vs SA Live: KL Rahul to lead vs South Africa?If Rohit Sharma does not feature, KL Rahul is most likely to lead the team as Hardik Pandya is unavailable for the tour. Not sure Kohli will be asked to captain as the whole drama over his captaincy started on this very tour early last year.
- 14:19 (IST)IND vs SA Live: What now for Team India?Rahul Dravid will continue as India's head coach after accepting the BCCI's offer to extend his contract. However, after the World Cup final defeat, talks have intensified over Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's future in the shortest format of the game.
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