Rajat Patidar, Mukesh Kumar handed maiden call-up in Dhawan led SA ODI series; Squad Announced

Team India announces ODI squad for the upcoming South Africa series.

Rajat Patidar and Mukesh Kumar have received their maiden ODI calls from India for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, which begins on October 6. The 16-member team, which will be captained by Shikhar Dhawan, includes Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, and Deepak Chahar, three of India’s T20 World Cup back-up players.

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Shahbaz Ahmed, who earlier replaced an injured Washington Sundar in the ODI series in Zimbabwe but was unable to play, is also joining the team.

India’s ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar