Team India is set to tour South Africa to play a full-fledged series which will start with the T20Is. India vs South Africa has always been a competitive affair ever since the two teams are playing. After an ICC ODI World Cup 2023, the focus will now shift to T20Is as the World T20 looms. The focus will also be on the test series as Team India didn’t win a single series against South Africa in South Africa. Today, we will give you all the details about the India vs South Africa 2023 squad, the schedule, etc. So let’s start.
India vs South Africa 2023-24 schedule
The series between India vs South Africa will kick off with the three T20Is. Durban will host the first T20I on December 10, 2023. Gbeberha and Johannesburg will be the venues for the next two T20Is that will be played on December 12 and 14, 2023 respectively.
The ODI will kick off on December 17 in Johannesburg. Gqeberha and Paarl will host the next two ODIs on December 19 and 21 respectively.
As far as tests are concerned, the test series will start on Boxing Day (December 26) at Centurion. The 2nd and the last test will start from January 03 in Cape Town.
Team India will also play an intra-squad match before the start of the test series to get used to the conditions. The Indian Cricket Team squad for the same is given below.
Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, KS Bharat (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pulkit Narang, Harshit Rana, Shardul Thakur, Sourabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini.
No Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the white-ball series
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not feature in India vs South Africa ODIs and T20Is. They will only play the two tests on the tour.
Both, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have requested the BCCI to give them rest for the white ball series. And the BCCI has approved their request. Both the players had a very outstanding ODI World Cup 2023.
Youngsters in India’s white-ball squads
Some of the fringe players like Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, etc will get another chance in the limited-overs formats. Rinku and Rajat Patidar also get a maiden call-up in the ODI series.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Sanju Samson are back in the ODI Squad. KL Rahul will lead the side in the ODIs. Suryakumar Yadav, who recently won his first-ever T20I series as captain against Australia, will remain the captain of T20Is India vs South Africa 2023. Now let’s see the ODI and T20I squad of Team India.
India’s ODI squad:-
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 T20I squad:-
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.
Good chance for Team India to end a test series draught
Team India has never won a test series against South Africa away from home. Since 1992 (SA’s readmission), 8 series have happened between the two teams. SA has won 7 series out of those 8, and one series ended in a draw.
So this might be a great opportunity for India to win a test series against SA in SA. They will see this as a final frontier as India has won test series in other countries already.
India’s test squad:-
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.
South Africa also announced their squads for the India series
SA, on Monday (December 04) has also announced all three squads for the India series. Some notable calls are David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, and Ottniel Baartman. Aiden Markram will lead both the white-ball teams in the absence of Temba Bavuma. KG Rabada will also feature only in the test series.
South Africa’s ODI squad:-
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams.
South Africa T20I squad:-
Aiden Markram (c), Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams.
South Africa Test squad:-
Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.
So these are the squads for the India vs South Africa 2023. Thank you for reading. Keep following us for the latest updates.
FAQ’s:-
1. Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not play in T20Is again?
There is no clarity on this as of now. Both the players haven’t featured in the T20Is since India’s semifinal loss against England in WC T20 2022. The BCCI will talk to both of them on their white-ball future soon.
2. Who will captain Team India in the ICC WT20 2024?
The BCCI is looking at Hardik Pandya as the potential option for the T20Is. But his regular injuries might cause him to lose his place as a captain. If Hardik is not fit, the BCCI might go with Rohit Sharma again in the WT20 2024.
