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No Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli As KL Rahul Named Captain Of India's ODI Squad For SA Series

image-lplitd9sSanju Samson has been included in the Indian ODI squad for SA series (X.com)

In a significant development with regards to the Indian ODI side, many big players of India's World Cup 2023 squad have not been included for the three-match ODI series against South Africa in the rainbow nation starting from December 17 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. The big names to miss out are Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami to name a few, and with Hardik Pandya also injured, KL Rahul has been handed the leadership duties.

Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh included in the ODI setup

India have announced a 16-member ODI squad with selectors emphasising on youngsters as  try to build a team for the next cycle of 50-over cricket. The likes of Sai Sudharsan, Rinku Singh have received their maiden ODI call-up while Rajat Patidar and Sanju Samson are also back in the mix.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have also been rested from the ODI squad as India have opted to try out their next line of pacers. Kuldeep Yadav though has been retained while Yuzvendra Chahal is also back in the ODI team after missing out in World Cup 2023.



Also, there is uncertainty over the future of big stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in this format while the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur have been dropped.

The next big tournament for India from the ODI point of view is Champions Trophy 2025, and though there are chances of India retaining their core from the World Cup 2023 squad, we can expect India to try out few new players to fill in some gap.

Along with the ODI squad, the selectors have also announced the T20I and Test side as well, which includes some big bold changes, signalling change of guard after the World Cup 2023 final heartbreak.

Here Is India's squad for the ODI Series against South Africa -

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas lyer, KL Rahul (C) (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.