Shikhar Dhawan to lead India’s 16-man squad vs South Africa in ODIs

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday, October 2 announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming 3-match ODI series against South Africa at home. Shikhar Dhawan will lead the squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma, while Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain.

India’s T20I World Cup squad members are not part of the ODI series as the Australia-bound team will head to Perth for preparations as early as October 6. Meanwhile, India



have handed maiden call-ups to young batter Rajat Patidar and fast bowler Mukesh Kumar for the 3-match ODI series, starting October 6 in Lucknow.

INDIA SQUAD FOR SOUTH AFRICA ODIS

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.