India’s squads for tour of South Africa announced; Suryakumar Yadav to lead in T20Is, KL Rahul to captain ODI team 

The BCCI selectors have announced the squads for both white-ball games and Tests for the upcoming tour of South Africa. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the T20I squad, while KL Rahul has been named the captain of the ODI squad for the three games. Rohit Sharma will captain the team in the Tests.

An official BCCI statement confirmed that Rohit and Virat Kohli have requested a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. The statement added that senior pacer Mohammed Shami is undergoing medical treatment, so his availability is subject to fitness.

In the T20I squad, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been named deputy to Suryakumar. Bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar also finds a place in the team.

Meanwhile, Sanju Samson and Rajat Patidar have been named in the ODI squad for the series. Promising batter Sai Sudharsan also finds a place.

Both Rohit and Kohli are available for the Tests. Batter Shreyas Iyer and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah also return to the red-ball squad following injury layoffs. There's no place for veteran batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara in the team, though.

India play three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests in the Rainbow Nation from December 10 to January 7.

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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.

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India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24 schedule

India’s tour of South Africa begins with the T20Is and will be followed by the ODIs. The series concludes with two red-ball games.

Below is the full schedule of India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24.

December 10: South Africa vs India, 1st T20I, Kingsmead, Durban, 9:30 PM IST

December 12: South Africa vs India, 2nd T20I, St George's Park, Gqeberha, 9:30 PM IST

December 14: South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I, New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 9:30 PM IST

December 17: South Africa vs India, 1st ODI, New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 1:30 PM IST

December 19: South Africa vs India, 2nd ODI, St George's Park, Gqeberha, 4:30 PM IST

December 21: South Africa vs India, 3rd ODI, Boland Park, Paarl, 4:30 PM IST

December 26-30: South Africa vs India, 1st Test, SuperSport Park, Centurion, 1:30 PM IST

January 3-7: South Africa vs India, 2nd Test, Newlands, Cape Town, 2:00 PM IST