India vs South Africa: BCCI announces India squads for South Africa tour: No Rohit, Kohli in White-ball Squads

BCCI on Thursday announced India's squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa. The Men in Blues will play three T20Is, as many ODIs, and two Tests. The three-match T20I series is scheduled to begin on December 10. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not take part in the white ball formats.

Rohit will lead the team in the Test series. KL Rahul will lead the ODI side while Suryakumar Yadav will continue to lead in T20Is as all-rounder Hardik Pandya has sustained an injury during the World Cup. Shubman Gill will also make a return in the t20i series

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"Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour," BCCI said.

Sanju Samson is back in the ODI squad and so is Rajat Patidar. Sai Sudharsan earned his maiden India call-up for the three-match ODI series that also features leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Gill is part of the T20Is and the Tests while Surya will return home after leading India in the T20Is. Bumrah will join the squad for the two-match Test series starting December 26.

"Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness," said BCCI. KL Rahul will make a return as a wicketkeeper in the Test squad. Jaiswal held on to his place as an opener for his superb outing in the West Indies.

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India vs South Africa: Full Schedule

• 1st T20I â€“ December 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in Kingsmead, Durban

• 2nd T20I â€“ December 12, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in St George's Park, Gqeberha

• 3rd T20I â€“ December 14, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

• 1st ODI â€“ December 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

• 2nd ODI â€“ December 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM IST in St George's Park, Gqeberha

• 3rd ODI â€“ December 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM IST in Boland Park, Paarl

• 1st Test â€“ December 26-30, 2023 at 1:30 PM IST in SuperSport Park, Centurion

• 2nd Test â€“ January 3-7, 2024 at 2:00 PM IST in Newlands, Cape Town

India's squad for 3 T20Is vs South Africa: 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 3 ODIs vs South Africa: 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 2 Tests vs South Africa: 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*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.