Shubman Gill Ruled Out; KL Rahul Named As India Captain For Upcoming South Africa ODIs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced India's squad for the upcoming South Africa ODI series. KL Rahul has been named as the captain for the three-match series. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter will be back in the helm for the Men in Blue.

South Africa is currently touring India for an all-format series, starting with the two-match Test series in Kolkata and Assam. The Proteas Men clinched a victory by 30 runs at Eden Gardens, securing an unassailable 1-0 lead in the competition.

With Shubman Gill Ruled Out, BCCI Appoints KL Rahul As Captain For South Africa ODIs

The recent squad announcement indicates that Shubman Gill, India's regular ODI skipper, has been ruled out of the upcoming series after suffering a season-ending neck issue. The regular Indian Test and ODI captain was released from the Test squad and was headed to Mumbai for further assessment of his injury.

Two of the most notable additions in the squad are the returns of veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and right-handed top-order batter Ruturaj Gaikwad.

The series would mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's comebacks in a One-Day series at home. The duo was in action during the away Australia ODIs, where Rohit was named as the Player of the Series for his stellar performance.

India went on to lose the series 2-1, but Rohit and Kohli's memorable partnership at the Sydney Cricket Ground stole the show.

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India’s ODI Squad For The South Africa Series: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.

India To Host South Africa For A Three-Match ODI Series Next

Following the two-match Test series, Team India will shift gears to the white-ball format. Their battle against South Africa will continue in the 50-over format, starting November 30 at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Cricket will return to Jharkhand's capital after a significant amount of time. The last time India was in the city was when they faced England in the fourth Test match in February last year.

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Fast bowler Akash Deep made his debut in that match, and India won the match by five wickets.

The Indian cities of Raipur and Visakhapatnam will play host to the second and third ODI matches, respectively.