India's ODI and T20I squads for the South Africa series are likely to be announced soon. Will Shubman Gill be fit to lead in ODIs? Can Rohit Sharma captain in his absence? Find the latest updates here.
When will India's white-ball squads vs South Africa be announced?
The senior men's selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to announce India's white-ball squads to face South Africa on Sunday (November 23).
India wil play three ODIs and five T20Is against South Africa following the conclusion of the two-match Test series. The white-ball leg will start with the 50-over games, to be held across Ranchi (Nov 30), Raipur (Dec 3), and Visakhapatnam (Dec 6).
The T20Is will be played across Cuttack (Dec 9), Mullanpur (Dec 11), Dharamshala (Dec 14), Lucknow (Dec 17), and Ahmedabad (Dec 19).
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India's last white-ball assignment was in Australia, where they lost the ODIs 1-2 and won the T20I series 2-1.
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India's ODI and T20I squad announcement vs South Africa, live updates
18 minutes ago
What was India's last T20I squad?
India's last T20I squad (vs Australia):
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.
20 minutes ago
What was India's last ODI squad?
India's previous ODI squad (vs Australia):
Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Rohit Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
23 minutes ago
What about Shreyas Iyer?
Iyer was the designated vice-captain in India's last ODI series in Australia. He suffered an unfortunate spleen injury during the series and is unlikely to be fit for the South Africa games.
33 minutes ago
Will Rohit Sharma lead in Gill's absence?
India have several leadership options in case Gill doesn't make it. Gill's predecessor Rohit Sharma is one, so is his predecessor, Virat Kohli.
But the two senior-pros are unlikely to take up the captaincy armband again, with reports suggesting Rishabh Pant could take over in Gill's absence.
36 minutes ago
Will Shubman Gill be fit?
Gill sufffered a neck injury during the Kolkata Test which ruled out of the second Test match in Guwahati. There's uncertainty over whether the regular India ODI captain will be fit in time for the white-ball series.
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