Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the IND vs SA T20 squad announcement date. The selectors haven’t revealed the T20 squad yet for this series. But everyone knows the squad will come soon after the ODI squad.
Jasprit Bumrah will likely return for the 20-over matches after skipping ODIs. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the T20 side despite his recent poor form.
KL Rahul Takes Over ODI Captaincy
Shubman Gill’s neck injury forced major changes in the IND vs SA series plans. He visited specialists who advised him to take an extended rest immediately. This injury might keep him out of the 20-over series too.
KL Rahul stepped up to captain the ODI team in Gill’s absence. He’s got decent experience leading India across multiple formats before. The date for his return as captain approaches fast now. Rishabh Pant was considered for captaincy but will keep wickets instead.
India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Dhruv Jurel
Fresh Faces Join IND vs SA ODI Setup
The selectors made some bold calls while picking the IND vs SA squad. Ravindra Jadeja returns after staying away for eight whole months. His comeback adds serious balance to the team structure here.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma return to the squad. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel missed out on selection completely. Those snubs raised plenty of questions among fans.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will most likely open alongside Rohit Sharma in ODIs. That partnership could be explosive if both fire together properly.
T20 Squad Announcement Still Awaited
The IND vs SA T20 squad date remains uncertain at this point. Selectors had to shift their meeting from Guwahati to Mumbai recently. That change delayed the T20 squad announcement by a few days.
Suryakumar Yadav will definitely captain the 20-over team despite struggling badly. His recent form has been terrible with the bat honestly. But the selectors are backing him to bounce back strongly.
Jasprit Bumrah’s return for short-format matches will boost India’s bowling attack massively. India hasn’t performed great against South Africa in recent Test encounters. The Proteas lead the head-to-head win count between these teams currently. This tour date offers India a chance to change that record.
