India's tour of South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in T20I, KL Rahul in ODIs

India's tour of South Africa: Continuing his role as the captain of Team India in the T20 format, Suryakumar Yadav will again take the reins of the Men in Blue in the three-match T20I series during India's tour to South Africa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the South Africa tour in all formats on Thursday, November 30.

The board also mentioned that KL Rahul will lead Team India in the ODI series against the Proteas, and Rohit Sharma will return as the skipper for the Test series. Jaspirt Bumrah has been named as the deputy to Sharma for the Test series.

The T20I series will begin on Sunday, December 10, in Durban, followed by a three-match ODI series and a two-match Test series.

As per the statement released by the BCCI, skipper Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli will not be in the squad for the limited-over format. Both players had requested the board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour.

The board also mentioned that the inclusion of Mohammed Shami in the squad will depend on the player's fitness, as he is currently undergoing medical treatment. Rinku Singh and B Sai Sudharshan have also received their maiden call-up to the Indian ODI squad.

Here are all the details of the Indian squad for the South Africa tour—

India’s Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (WK), KL Rahul (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna

*subject to fitness

India’s T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, 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 ODI Squad: KL Rahul (C/WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar

India's tour of South Africa: Schedule for T20Is

1st T20I in Durban on Sunday, December 10
2nd T20I in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 12
3rd T20I in Johannesburg on Thursday, December 14

India's tour of South Africa: Schedule for ODIs

1st ODI in Johannesburg on Sunday, December 17
2nd ODI in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 19
3rd ODI in Paarl on Thursday, December 21

India's tour of South Africa: Schedule for Test

1st Test in Centurion on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, to December 30, 2023
2nd Test in Cape Town on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, to January 7, 2024