&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "IND vs SA: KL Rahul to lead India in ODI series in Shubman Gill's absence; Pant, Gaikwad return")
KL Rahul is all set to lead a star-studded Indian team for the upcoming ODI series against South Africa as the squad was announced on Sunday (Nov 23). While big names like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli kept their place, it was the returns of Rishabh Pant and Ruturaj Gaikwad that made the headlines. The squad also saw the return of Ravindra Jadeja, who was dropped during the Australia series last month.
Rahul to lead India
In the announcement made on Sunday, Rahul was officially announced as the captain who has taken charge of the side on 12 occasions in the past in the ODI format. He will also keep wickets while the squad will feature the likes of Dhruv Jurel and Pant. Rahul’s role as captain comes after skipper Shubman Gill was dropped due to a neck spasm, while Shreyas Iyer is suffering from a rib injury sustained during the Australia series.
On the other hand, three key returns also made headlines for the Men in Blue as Gaikwad, Jadeja and Pant returned. Pant missed the ODI series against Australia due to injury, while Gaikwad was out of favour for a long time, but will now look for a return to the Playing XI.
Jadeja came as a surprise pick, having been dropped from the Australia series and was deemed surplus to requirements. The squad won’t feature Jasprit Bumrah as his playing time is managed for the crucial series and the upcoming T20 World Cup in India.
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The ODI series will start on Sunday (Nov 30) as India host South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
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.
