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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s squad that will tour South Africa for a multi-format series from December 10. The Indian team will play three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests against the Proteas. Not only this but during the tour, India A will also lock horns with their South African counterparts in two four-day matches and one inter-squad three-day match. While several talents made it to the team, star players including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will miss the ODI and T20I series.
The BCCI revealed the reason why the Indian skipper as well as the ex-captain will only play in Tests against the Proteas and not the white-ball series. The Indian cricket governing body announced, "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.”
It further read, “Mr Abhimanyu Easwaran's availability is subject to fitness.”
India squad for multi-format series against South Africa
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.
India's squad for 3 T20ls: 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.
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.
