BCCI announces Indian squad for SA tour

BCCI announces Indian squad in three formats for SA tour. Following the culmination of the World Cup campaign, cricket enthusiasts have been eagerly anticipating the unveiling of the Indian squad across all three formats for the upcoming South Africa tour. The spotlight intensified on cricket maestros Rohit Sharma, renowned as the 'Hit Man,' and Virat Kohli, the 'Chase Master,' as speculations regarding their roles in the team gained momentum.

Amidst growing uncertainties about Rahul Dravid's continuation as the head coach, these speculations took center stage. Rohit Sharma's prolonged absence from T20 matches added to the intrigue, especially considering his age of 36 and the distant prospect of the next ODI World Cup scheduled for 2027. Questions surfaced about his future as the captain of the ODI team. Despite the persistent doubts, the anticipation was that, with Rahul Dravid at the coaching helm, Rohit Sharma might lead both the ODI and T20 teams, particularly in the absence of the injured Hardik Pandya.

However, the official announcement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) left fans disheartened, as the squads unveiled for the South Africa tour did not include Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in either the T20 or ODI series. This unexpected turn of events has sparked curiosity and discussion among cricket enthusiasts who are discussing whether it is end of road for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the shorter formats. Here are the squads representing Team India across various formats for the forthcoming tour of South Africa.

India's Test squad 

Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-capt), Prasidh Krishna.

India's ODI squad 

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

India's T20I squad 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-capt), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.