Indian Cricket Team Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

The Indian team will go to South Africa to play a T20I series, an ODI series, and a Test series. India’s T20I, ODI, and Test tour of South Africa started the next day, after Rahul Dravid’s two-year contract as head coach finished after India lost the World Cup final to Australia. The BCCI then extended Dravid’s contract for another year. Kohli and Sharma have taken a break from the white-ball part of their tour of South Africa next month. So, Suryakumar Yadav will continue to lead the T20I team, and KL Rahul will become captain of the ODI team again.

Indian Cricket Team Stars had to use Trolleys As Umbrellas upon arrival in South Africa. After a long World Cup series in India, this will be a completely different conditions for the team to play such a big series.

Watch: Indian Cricket Team Stars Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

After clinching a memorable win over Australia in the five-match series, India arrived in Durban on Thursday morning. pic.twitter.com/oiyBjNOOrp
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Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s ODI captain, and Kagiso Rabada, their fast bowler, have been rested from their white-ball series against India at the end of the month so that they can get ready for the next two tests. At the end of a World Cup cycle, the ODI team is likely to be the most open to new ideas. South Africa added a new player to their team. His name is Mihlali Mpongwana, and he is an all-round bowler. He will be part of a young pace pack.

India’s ODI Squad

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

Indian cricket team left for South Africa from Bengaluru. The Indian team will tour South Africa from December 10 to January 7 to play 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 2 Tests.pic.twitter.com/eyTMBvwubt
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India’s T20I Squad

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

India’s Test Squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa T20I squad:

Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2nd T20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo , Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams.

South Africa ODI squad:

Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams.

South Africa Test squad:

Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.

India tour of South Africa – Schedule

1st T20I – December 10

Kingsmead, Durban