New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer and the current chief of the National Cricket Association, Bengaluru has been selected to fill in for Gautam Gambhir for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa. India is set to play 4 T20Is against South Africa with Suryakumar Yadav at the helm of captaincy. 🔸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 The timing of the South Africa series collides with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to which Gautam Gambhir will be unavailable as the head coach. Laxman will be accompanied by other members of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Apart from VVS, Sairaj Bahutule, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh will form the coaching staff. This golden trio was recently seen as part of the Asia Emerging Cup tournament in Oman. India vs South Africa: Schedule 1st T20: South Africa vs India, 8th November, Kingsmead 2nd T20: South Africa vs India, 10th November, St George's Oval 3rd T20: South Africa vs India, 13th November, SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium 4th T20: South Africa vs India, 15th November, Wanderers Stadium India vs South Africa T20I Series: India Squad 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.
