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India’s squad for South Africa tour announced, Suryakumar Yadav to continue as T20I captain, KL Rahul to lead in ODIs

India’s squad for the upcoming South Africa tour has been announced by the Indian Cricket Board. The Men in Blue will face the Proteas for the 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 2 Test matches is scheduled to kick off on December 10 and will conclude with the last Test match on January 3, 2024.

The T20I squad will be led by Suryakumar Yadav who is currently leading the squad in the ongoing T20I series against Australia. While the vice-captaincy is given to Ravindra Jadeja. KL Rahul will be leading the ODI squad, however, there is no vice-captain. Rohit Sharma will be back for the red-ball series and will be seen leading the team as well.

The action kicks off on December 10 with the T20Is taking place in Durban, Gqeberha, and Johannesburg. Given the proximity of the T20 World Cup next year, there is heightened anticipation and emphasis on the shortest format. Following a brief period of rest, the Indian team will shift their focus to the ODIs starting from December 17 in Johannesburg. The Test series is set to commence on Boxing Day in Centurion, with Cape Town hosting the second and final Test match of the tour before the squad returns home.

India’s squad for Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar

India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

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), Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj.