The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa. The series marks the return of Rishabh Pant who had suffered a fractured toe during the IND vs ENG 4th Test in Manchester. Apart from the Test regulars, Akash Deep returns to the side while Devdutt Padikkal has also been named in the squad.
India squad for IND vs SA Tests
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
Meanwhile, Tilak Varma has been named the captain for the India A series against South Africa A.
India A squad for ODIs vs SAA
Tilak Varma (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
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