The All India Senior Men Selection Committee has introduced India’s ODI and T20I squad for their forthcoming tour of South Africa. The announcement confirms that the choice committee is eager on persevering with with Suryakumar Yadav as captain in T20Is for now as he has been named the skipper for the T20I leg of the tour. On the opposite hand, KL Rahul has been requested to lead the ODI group on the tour.
Meanwhile, former skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had requested for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour and have been granted the identical. Both veteran gamers will function in the two-match Test sequence after the completion of the T20I and ODI sequence.
Notably, Mohammed Shami, who completed the ODI World Cup 2023 as the main wicket-taker is at the moment present process medical therapy and his participation in the Test sequence is a topic to health.
On the opposite hand, the announcement marks the worldwide return of gamers like Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, and Sanju Samson amongst others.
Tamil Nadu’s Sai Sudharsan has acquired his maiden India call-up and can signify the facet throughout the ODI sequence. Sudharsan has been rewarded for his persistently sensible outings throughout a number of home competitions.
The Men in Blue are slated to play three T20Is and as many ODIs throughout their tour. The ODI sequence will likely be adopted by a two-match Test sequence which is part of the continued World Test Championship cycle 2023-25.
India’s T20I squad:
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 ODI squad:
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 tour of South Africa 2023-24:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| December 10 | 1st T20I | Kingsmead, Durban |
| December 12 | 2nd T20I | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| December 14 | third T20I | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| December 17 | 1st ODI | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| December 19 | 2nd ODI | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| December 21 | third ODI | Boland Park, Paarl |
| December 26-30 | 1st Test | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| January 3-7, 2024 | 2nd Test | Newlands, Cape Town |
