Big blow to Team India, Mohammed Shami out of test series against South Africa
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Team India has suffered a big setback on the South Africa tour. India’s star pacer who bowled brilliantly in the recently concluded ODI World Cup Mohammed Shami Are out of the test series. This two-match test series is going to start from 26th December. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed this in a release. According to the release, due to not being able to regain fitness bcci Mohammed Shami was not cleared for this series by the medical team. Despite missing the first four matches, Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the Cricket World Cup with 24 wickets.
India will play 2 tests against South Africa
Now the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa is going to start from Sunday. Senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah are to return in the Test series. The T20 series of the three matches played before this was tied at 1-1. The first match was abandoned without the toss due to rain. India lost the second match and in the last match, Team India registered a spectacular victory with a brilliant century by Suryakumar Yadav and 5 wickets by Kuldeep Yadav.
Shreyas Iyer not available for two ODIs
Another update is that star batsman Shreyas Iyer will be involved in the first ODI, after that he will join the Test team to prepare for the Test. Iyer will not be available for the second and third ODIs. Team India head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach M Vikram Rathod, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey and fielding coach T. Dilip will join the Test team and oversee the team’s preparations for the inter-squad games and Test series.
Deepak Chahar out of ODI team
Meanwhile, Deepak Chahar has informed BCCI that he will not be available for the upcoming ODI series due to a family medical emergency. The men’s selection committee has named Akash Deep as his replacement. The responsibility of captaining the ODI team has been handed over to wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul. Sanju Samson and Sai Sudarshan are also part of the team.
Rinku Singh got the reward
Rinku Singh has been rewarded for his excellent performance in the recently concluded five-match T20 series against Australia and T20 series against South Africa. He has been given a place in the ODI team. Suryakumar Yadav, who captained the team in T20, has been rested from the ODI series. After a long time, Yuzvendra Chahal has also been given a chance.
India’s updated ODI team
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Verma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (captain, wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep.
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