India vs South Africa ODI Series 2022: KL Rahul To Lead in Absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah Named Vice-Captain As Ruturaj Gaikwad and Venkatesh Iyer Earn Maiden Call-Ups
India also included experienced campaigners like Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel missed out with injuries. Mohammed Shami was rested. The first ODI against South Africa would begin on January 19.
KL Rahul was picked to lead the Indian team in the ODI series against South Africa with Rohit Sharma not yet having recovered from his injury. Jasprit Bumrah was named vice-captain of the team. Also, young stars Ruturaj Gaikwad and Venkatesh Iyer earned maiden call-ups to the Indian ODI squad.
See BCCI's Tweet:
#TeamIndia for three ODI series against South Africa announced.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mr KL Rahul as Captain for the ODI series as Mr Rohit Sharma is ruled out owing to an injury.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 31, 2021
Check Out the Full Squad Here:
TEAM : KL Rahul (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Y Chahal, R Ashwin, W Sundar, J Bumrah (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 31, 2021
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