KL Rahul is set to captain the ODI squad against South Africa in the absence of key players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya. The team faces a formidable challenge with several regulars missing.
In the longer format, India is poised to regain its full strength with the return of Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah, all making a comeback to Test cricket after an extended hiatus. Rohit Sharma will resume leadership duties for the Test side alongside Virat Kohli. Both players have opted for a break from the white-ball segment of the tour, emphasizing the team’s strategic planning and player management.
India’s squad for 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), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
India’s squad for ODIs
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.
India’s squad for Tests
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami (subject to fitness), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.