IND vs SA: Team India’s 15-member squad for the T20I series against South Africa has been announced. BCCI has announced on Wednesday. Shubman Gill has returned. Hardik Pandya has returned to the team. Rinku Singh has been thrown out.
Team India Squad Announced: Team India’s squad for the T20 International series against South Africa has been announced. BCCI announced the Indian team during the second ODI match between India and South Africa being played in Raipur. A series of 5 matches will be played between the two teams. The most important thing in this is that Hardik Pandya has returned, while Shubman Gill has returned to the team after injury. With Gill’s arrival, he has been made the vice-captain, while the captaincy is with Suryakumar Yadav. Rinku Singh’s name is missing in this series. He has been thrown out.
Shubman Gill returns to the team after injury
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the 15-member squad of Team India on Wednesday 3 December. In the selection committee meeting, the selection of players for the 5-match series was discussed. The only wait was whether Shubman Gill would be brought back into the team or not. Gill was injured during the first Test against South Africa. In the second innings of the Kolkata Test, he felt stiffness in his neck, after which he had to leave the field. After that he was out of the ODI series also.
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Will Shubman Gill play in the T20i series?
Shubman Gill has been selected in Team India, but the big question is whether he will be able to play all the matches. Regarding this, the selectors decided to retain Gill in the squad and also made it clear that his playing depends on his fitness. At the same time, Hardik Pandya is returning to the Indian team after 2 months. The star all-rounder had to miss the Asia Cup 2025 due to injury. Due to this he could not even play in the finals. He also batted well in the recent Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Team India’s T20I squad against South Africa
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.
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