Highlights of India ODI and T20I squads announcement: Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee announced the ODI squad for the South Africa series. Ruturaj Gaikwad made his long-expected ODI comeback. In the absence of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul was appointed the stand-in captain. After two years, Ruturaj Gaikwad is back in the ODI team, along with him Rishabh Pant, Tilak Varma and Ravindra Jadeja have also made their ODI comeback. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer will miss the series due to injuries. Axar Patel has been released from the team. The three ODIs between India and South Africa will be played on 30 November, 3 December and 6 December.
Three wicketkeeper in the ODI team
Even if Rishabh Pant’s return, the selectors retained Dhruv Jurel in the T20I team. Along with captain KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Jurel there are three wicketkeepers in the ODI team. Will the selectors also keep three wicketkeepers in the squad of T20I?
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In T20Is squad, will Sanju Samson retain his place?
In the playing XI in the T20I team, there also seems to be a doubt over place of Sanju Samson.During the Australia series he was dropped from the playing XI and was replaced by Jitesh Sharma. Sanju Samson could lose his place in the squad as Rishabh Pant set to make his T20I return too. Sanju Samson, the right-handed batsman has one century and three half-centuries in the ODI format. In the ODI team, Samson does deserve a chance.
For South Africa ODIs, India squad
India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C), (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel
KL Rahul to lead
KL Rahul will lead the ODI team.Vice-captain haven’t named by selectors. The ODI squad includes Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and other regulars, but the return of Ruturaj Gaikwad is the biggest news as he has been recalled to the ODI team after two years.
