BCCI today announced the Indian squad for the upcoming Twenty-20 and ODI Cricket series against South Africa. The Sandeep Patil led selection committee announced the teams for the three T20s and the first three One day Internationals against the Proteas. MS Dhoni will lead India in the three T20 Internationals and first three ODIs. Rookie Punjab all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann has been selected in the Indian ODI and T20 squad for the series. Karnataka left-arm seamer Srinath Aravind has been recalled to the team after a gap of four years. Harbhajan Singh has been retained for T20 Internationals while Ravindra Jadeja ignored once again. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra's good show against Sri Lanka was also rewarded as he found a place in both the squads. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was also included in both the squads. After being rested for the Zimbabwe tour, seniors such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina were automatic selections in both squads and so were the likes of Ambati Rayudu and Mohit Sharma. While Umesh Yadav has been included in the ODI squad, Varun Aaron was not considered for selection in any of the squads. The team was announced after the meeting of BCCI's selection committee in Bengaluru today.South African Team will arrive in India later this month to play three Twenty20 internationals, five One-Day Internationals and four Test matches starting from 2nd October.
News On AIR | September 20, 2015 2:33 PM
BCCI announces Team India squad for South Africa tour