South Africa vs India: T20I, ODI and Test squads

South Africa host India in a bilateral series that gets under on 10 December 2023 with the first T20I.

Both nations have named their squads for all three formats.

SOUTH AFRICA TO BE LED BY AIDEN MARKRAM

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Aiden Markram will captain the Proteas in the T20I and ODI series against India, comprising three matches.

Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi will also only play in the first two T20Is before being rested for the Tests, which form part of the World Test Championship.

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Tristan Stubbs has been named to the Test squad for the first time, along with batsman David Bedingham and fast bowler Nandre Burger, who are all expected to be part of South Africa’s side to face New Zealand in February.

Both wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne and fast bowler Lungi Ngidi return after being dropped last summer, but World Cup star Heinrich Klaasen is left out of the Test team.

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KL Rahul will lead the India ODI squad against the Proteas without several regulars, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya accordng to the ICC.

India will be back to full strength in the lengthier format, buoyed by the return of Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah after extended absences from Test cricket.

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Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have requested a break from the white-ball leg of the trip and the former will captain the team in the Tests.

Suryakumar Yadav leads a young India squad in the T20Is.

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SOUTH AFRICA SQUADS FOR SERIES VS INDIA

South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2nd T20Is), 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.

ODIs: Aiden Markram (captain), 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.

Tests: Temba Bavuma (captain), 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.

INDIA SQUADS

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.

 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.

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.