India squad for South Africa series 2020: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday named a 15-man squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa. The ODI series is scheduled to be played from March 12. Meanwhile, India has recalled all-rounder Hardik Pandya, opener Shikhar Dhawan (whom India has missed a lot during New Zealand tour) and fast bowler Bhubaneshwar Kumar. Virat Kohli will be leading the side for the South Africa series.
No place for Rohit Sharma
India's deputy skipper Rohit Sharma seems not ready for international cricket. Sharma sustained a calf injury during a T20I series in New Zealand earlier this year. Likewise, he missed ODI and the Test series. Rohit Sharma, also known as Hitman, will now be hoping back during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, starting from March 29.
Sunil Joshi's first task
It is the first task of the new selection panel led by Sunil Joshi. Joshi and Harvinder Singh have been added to the 5-member panel earlier this month by the Cricket Advisory Committee.
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Pandya's comeback
All-rounder Hardik Pandya who suffered back issues underwent surgery in October 2019 and hasn't played international cricket at all since 3rd T20 against South Africa in Bengaluru in September 2019. Meanwhile, Pandya has recently played the DY Patil T20 tournament, where he scored 46, 105, 38, and 158*.
India Squad:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill.
-PTC News
