BCCI announces India squad for the 4 T20I series against South Africa

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has recently announced the squad which is set to travel to South Africa for a 4-match T20I series. Although the white ball series is not expected to generate much hype amongst the Indian audience with the Border Gavaskar trophy happening simultaneously, the tournament will be a testing ground for a fresh crop of players.

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Suryakumar Yadav, India’s newly appointed captain in the shortest format is expected to lead the side. The squad comprises all the superstars from IPL, be it Ramandeep Singh or the Foxy Varun Chakravarthy. However, there were two notable misses as Mayank Yadav, the speedster who made his international debut in the previous series against Bangladesh as well as Riyan Parag who remained absent due to injuries.

Furthermore, India’s go-to man for power hitting during the entire ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Shivam Dube remains absent from the side. Earlier, Dube was ruled out of the Bangladesh series due to a back injury and continues to remain absent from the national side.

🔸Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube were unavailable for selection owing to injuries.
🔸Riyan Parag was unavailable for selection and is currently at the BCCI Centre of Excellence for long term resolution of his chronic right shoulder injury.#INDvsSA #SuryakumarYadav… pic.twitter.com/e4AN5nqAI1

— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) October 25, 2024

There were three maiden call-ups in the T20I squad against South Africa as well: Ramandeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Yash Dayal,

India squad against South Africa:

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal

Where to watch the India vs South Africa T20I Series on OTT in India?

The India vs South Africa T20I Series on the Jio Cinema OTT in India.

Where to watch the India vs South Africa T20I Series on Television in India?

Fans can watch the India vs South Africa T20I Series on the Sports 18 Network in India.