Team India is coming back from New Zealand with a fierce comeback from the kiwis with the test series. The team is back, and on the 12’Th of March, the Indian cricket team will be facing the South Africans. The first ODI is expected to be played in Dharamshala as per the reports and latest news. On the contrary, South Africans have just defeated Australia and are in a fantastic form.
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India vs South Africa In 2020
South Africa won two ODI matches ( first two) which was played against Australia. And India would be coming off by a 3-0 defeat which was played against New Zealand.
The South African team is playing brilliantly under the direction and guidance of their new captain Quinton de Kock. It is going to be a fierce competition, and the Indian team has to shift the mood from the red ball cricket to the 50 over cricket, and for the hard completion ahead Indian team will soon release the squads; we here are going to try predicting it. The team is to be announced by the new selection committee as declared by Sourav Ganguly
So let’s get started-
Openers
The opening pair is expected to be Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul as Rohit Sharma misses
Rohit Sharma had a bad injury in his hamstring muscles and is likely to miss out on the team.
Shikhar is back from the recovery of his shoulder, while Prithvi Shaw can be an option in the team at this position.
Middle-Order
The middle-order is expected to lead by captain Virat Kohli; he might find the series helpful in getting back in form as the run machine has not scored a century in the last 20 innings.
Further, Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey are likely to be picked up in the series since they performed exceptionally well in the New Zealand series. Rishabh Pant can be taken into consideration, as was done by the previous selection committee.
Spinners
Spinners can be Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja, as these players have been consistent throughout different competitions. Further, Jadeja gives you an all-rounder option.
Fast-Bowlers
The pacers are expected to be Jusprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Shami. Bumrah needs some practice and work out to be back in form after hard times in New Zealand, while Saini has just shown his potential with his batting at the tail.
The All-Rounder Twist
Hardik Pandya is the key man who is expected to return in the squad, he had also scored a mind-blowing number of 105 out of 39 deliveries. The all-rounder was back after his recovery from injury and was playing in the DY Patil T20 Cup, and he has passed the fitness test hence is likely to return.
Indian Playing 11 For South Africa Tour
Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur
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