Team India: This year the Indian team’s schedule is going to be very busy. Recently, a 4-match T20 series against South Africa was announced. Team India is going to go on this tour after a few months from now. The 15-member squad for the upcoming series has been revealed.
Many young players have been given a chance in this. Apart from this, only 6 players from the team that played for the T20 World Cup 2024 will be a part of the South Africa tour. Let us know about this in detail.
Team India’s schedule for South Africa tour
A 4 match T20 series will be played between India and South Africa (IND vs SA) in November. The series will start on the 8th. Apart from this, the second match will be played on November 10, the third match on November 13 and the fourth match on November 15.
Earlier, a bilateral series was played between the two teams in 2023-24. Both teams played a series of three T20 and two Test matches. The T20 series was tied 1-1 and the Test series was tied 1-1.
See the tweet here:
CSA AND BCCI ANNOUNCE UPCOMING SERIES
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are delighted to confirm the scheduling of yet another thrilling KFC T20 International (T20I) series, which will see India traveling to South Africa in November… pic.twitter.com/6xn8AkpK51
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) June 21, 2024
The command of the team will be in the hands of this stalwart
Right after the South Africa tour, Team India will tour Australia to play the Border Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, senior cricketers will not be present with the team. Also, legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have said goodbye to T20 cricket. In such a situation, Hardik Pandya will be in charge of the team on the South African tour. For the last few years, he has continuously captained India in T20.
More than one youth will get a chance
The team management will give a chance to many young players in the T20 series starting against South Africa from November 8. However, only a few players from the team that went to play the T20 World Cup 2024 will be made a part of it. This will include Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson. Let’s take a look at the probable squad of Team India, and see who can be included in the team.
India’s 15-member probable squad for South Africa tour:
Rituraj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohsin Khan.
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