India is set to face South Africa in a three-game ODI series from March 12th to 18th, 2020. This follows India's strong performances in the preceding Test and T20i matchups. With the South African squad already known, the Indian selectors have now named the players who will take the field.
South Africa is to tour India for the 3 ODI matches beginning from 12th March to 18th March 2020, after India winning the Test series and a T20i win with the Proteas team. Previously the ODI squad list had been released by the South African team, and now the India had revealed ODI players to play with the South Africa.
Due to a calf injury, Rohit Sharma is missing from the lineup. In his absence, the team welcomes back Hardik Pandya from his medical hiatus, while Gill and Shaw remain in the mix after their stint in New Zealand. The bowling attack is bolstered by the return of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has fully recovered from hernia surgery, and Shikhar Dhawan, who is now fit and ready to compete.
The Indian squad for the ODIs consists of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Navdeep Saini, Prithvi Shaw, and Kuldeep Yadav. Meanwhile, the South African side is introducing batsman Janneman Malan for his debut appearance in the 2020 series.
The series opens on March 12th at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium in Dharamshala. The second encounter is scheduled for March 15th at Lucknow's Ekana International Cricket Stadium, and the finale will take place on March 18th at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.