India squad for South Africa tour: No Virat, Rohit for white-ball series; Here's why-

BCCI announced the squads for three-match T20I series against South Africa starting from December 10 followed by three ODIs and two Tests. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not been included in the white-ball series meanwhile Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in the T20I series and KL Rahul has been announced as ODI captain.

 

Rohit and Virat have requested for rest from the board and pacer Mohammed Shami’s availability is subject to fitness and is currently undergoing medical treatment.

 

 

In the longer format, India will be back to full strength, bolstered by the returns of Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah after their long absence from Test cricket. The return of Rahul and Iyer means there’s no place in the squad for red-ball veterans Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, both of whom featured in India’s XI for the World Test Championship Final against Australia in June.

 

Sanju Samson and Rajat Patidar find a place in the ODI squad, with the latter returning from an Achilles heel injury that kept him on the sidelines for a long time.

 

Rinku Singh's exploits in the shortest format have earned him a maiden call-up in the ODI format along with Sai Sudharsan, who has had impressive stints in the domestic circuit as well as the Indian Premier League (IPL).

 

After the heartbreaking loss in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final, India's focus now shifts towards the World Test Championship as well as the upcoming T20 World Cup.

 

India’s squad for T20Is: 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 ODIs: 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 Tests: 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 (subject to fitness), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.