Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in T20I series against South Africa, KL Rahul to captain in 3 ODIs: BCCI

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BCCI informed that KL Rahul will lead the Indian team or the three-match ODI series against the Proteas. In the meantime, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah informed that both senior Indian players – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. Also, the board informed us, that Mohammed Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness.

However, Kohli and Rohit will return for Tests. ALSO READ: Will Suryakumar Yadav captain Team India in South Africa? BCCI insider says… India will play 3 T20Is on December 10, 12 and 14 at Durban, Gqeberha, and Johannesburg respectively. Following this, the Indian team will clash with the Proteas for 3 ODIs, to be played on December 17, 19, and 21 at Johannesburg, Gqeberha, and Paarl.

Later, the Indian Team will engage in two tests with the Proteas. The first Test will be played between 26 December to 30 December at Centurion. While the second test will be played between 3 January and 7 January at Cape Town 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 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, Mohd.