• Team India announced for ODI series against South Africa


• KL Rahul holds the captaincy


• Rituraj Gaikwad returns after 23 months!

Indian ODI Squad Against South Africa: India and South Africa The Team India squad for the 3-match ODI series between (IND vs SA) has been announced. BCCI took a big decision and decided to change the team To KL Rahul (KL Rahul) has been assigned. Meanwhile, opener Shubhman Gill is out of the team. He was ruled out of the Test match against South Africa due to a neck spasm and has now been ruled out of the ODI series as well. In his absence, KL Rahul has got the captaincy.

Leadership to Rahul; Rohit and Virat also in the team

KL Rahul will lead the Indian team after a long time. More importantly, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who were rested for the ODI series against Australia, have also been included in the squad. Both these players will now be seen taking to the field once again on Indian soil.

Return of Gaikwad and Jadeja

Rituraj Gaikwad last played for India in December 2024. He has returned to Team India after almost 23 months. Gaikwad recently had a brilliant performance for ‘India A’, scoring a century and a half-century. He has been awarded for this outstanding performance. Ravindra Jadeja, who was not included in the 3-match ODI series against Australia, has also got a chance in this team.

Indian squad for ODI series

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul (captain) (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Rituraj Gaikwad, Famous Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.