The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made the announcement on Friday, October 25 Indian National Cricket Team Squad for T20I series Against the South African National Cricket Team.
The Indian National Cricket Team, under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, is all set to tour South Africa for a four-match T20I series in November.
Ramandeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak take the first calls
Express pacer Mayank Yadav, all-rounder Shivam Dube and youngster Riyan Parag will be missing from India’s squad for the T20I series against the Proteas.
Mayank and Dube are currently sidelined with injuries, while Riyan Parag is currently at the BCCI Center of Excellence for a long-term solution to a chronic right shoulder injury.
Among the notable inclusions, Ramandeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak received their first call-ups after their brilliant performances in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube were unavailable for selection due to injuries,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
“Riyan Parag was unavailable for selection and is currently at the BCCI Center of Excellence for long-term management of a chronic right shoulder injury,” BCCI said in an official press release.
India Squad for 4th T20I vs South Africa:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek SharmaSanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep SinghVijaykumar Vishak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
Complete details of Indian squad
In the four-match T20I series against the South African National Cricket Team, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal will once again be unavailable, allowing Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson to open the innings. The duo opened in the Bangladesh T20I series as well and did a decent job for the side with Samson cracking an even brutal ton.
Other batsmen in the Suryakumar Yadav-led team are Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and newcomer Ramandeep Singh. Ishan Kishan was again overlooked, while Jitesh Sharma was selected as the back-up wicketkeeper.
Notably, Axar Patel has been picked for the T20I series against South Africa after being dropped from the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. He was picked by Washington Sundar for selection in the Test squad.
There are two spinners in the squad in Varun Chakraborty and Ravi Bishnoi. Both the spinners played in the Bangladesh series and impressed the Indian selectors with their brilliant performances.
On the pace-bowling side of things, Arshdeep Singh will lead the attack, which consists of Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan and Yash Dayal. Notably, Dayal was in the scheme of things for Test cricket but was dropped after the Bangladesh Test series without getting an opportunity and was not even selected for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
We are talking about the T20I series schedulethe matches will be played on November 8, 10, 13 and 15 at four venues in Durban, Qeberha, Centurion and Johannesburg.
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