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Watch: New promo for India vs South Africa series will surely put a smile on your face!

Team India is gearing up to face South Africa in a five-match T20I home series, starting on 9 June 2022. This series will be vital for both the teams ahead of their preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.

In this shortest format of the game, India is currently enjoying a 12-match winning streak. After last year’s World Cup disaster, India rejuvenated their authority in this format. Hence, all focus shifts towards the first match of this series. India can make a world record of winning 13 T20I matches on a trot by winning this match against the Proteas.

Team India is ready to write a new chapter in their cricketing legacy

As Team India is on the verge of creating a world record, Star Sports Network released a promo to show support to the Blues. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has acted in that promo by stating that Team India is ready to win this match for making the World Record. He even urged fans to believe in blue by showing full support. They even shared the promo on their official Twitter account.

Here is the tweet:

It's time for #TeamIndia to ✍️ a new chapter in their cricketing legacy & #ChaseTheRecord vs 🇿🇦

Send your wishes for 🇮🇳 if you also #BelieveInBlue, just like #AamirKhan does!@AKPPL_Official | Paytm T20I Trophy #INDvSA | Starts June 9, 7PM | Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar pic.twitter.com/EMnJLVGMmX

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 26, 2022

Speaking about the series, India has rested big names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. Young Players like Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh were added to the squad based on their fantastic performance throughout this year’s Indian T20 Leauge. Veteran players like Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya made a comeback also as they showed good performance in recent times.

On the other hand, South Africa will be in action for the first time in this format since the last year’s World Cup. Players like Quinton de Kock, David Miller, and Kagiso Rabada are also coming off with forms behind them. World’s no.1 T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi is also included as he will look to weave his magic this time around.

India Squad

KL Rahul (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (VC/wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik

South Africa Squad

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen