BCCI announces sqaud for South Africa tour; Rohit and Virat rested from white ball, Kl Rahul to led in ODIs, Surya in T20IS.

The BCCI selectors have unveiled the squads for the upcoming South Africa tour, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the T20I team and KL Rahul captaining the one-day side. In Tests, Rohit Sharma will assume captaincy. An official BCCI statement clarified that Rohit and Virat Kohli will skip the white-ball leg, while Mohammed Shami’s availability is contingent on fitness due to ongoing medical treatment.

Ravindra Jadeja is appointed deputy to Suryakumar in the T20I squad, and Deepak Chahar secures a spot as a bowling all-rounder. ODI selections include Sanju Samson and Rajat Patidar, with Sai Sudharsan earning a place. Notably, Rohit and Kohli are set for the Test matches, and the red-ball squad welcomes back Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah post their injury recoveries. However, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara miss out.

India is scheduled to play three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests in South Africa from December 10 to January 7.

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, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.

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, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.

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.