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India Squad vs South Africa Tour Highlights: No Rohit, Virat for white-ball series; Surya to lead in T20Is; Rahul named ODI captain

Team India Squad for South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav, who is captaining the Indian team in the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia, will continue in the role in the shortest format during the three-match series against South Africa beginning on December 10 in Durban, while KL Rahul will be the skipper for the three-match ODI series against the Proteas. The BCCI selection committee, which met here on Thursday, also decided to make pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as Rohit Sharma's deputy in the two-Test series beginning on December 26 in Centurion. Rahul will keep wickets in the Test series. Both Rohit and Virat Kohli requested the Indian cricket board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. B Sai Sudharshan and Rinku Singh have received maiden call-ups in the Indian ODI squad. The selection committee meeting was held in the presence of head coach Rahul Dravid. The three-match T20I series will begin on December 10, which will be followed by three ODIs starting December 17 in Johannesburg. Read Less

Rohit, Virat rested | Bumrah named Test vice-captain | Rinku, Rajat's maiden ODI call-up | Chahal returns | Rahane, Pujara dropped

Veterans Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been dropped from the Test side.

Ruturaj in squad across formats!

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Yuzi Chahal after inclusion in ODIs!

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Keeper-batter Sanju Samson also makes a comeback in the ODI format.

B Sai Sudharshan and Rinku Singh have received maiden call-ups in the Indian ODI squad.

The selection committee meeting was held in the presence of head coach Rahul Dravid.

KL Rahul will keep wickets in the Test series.

Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also finds place in ODI format

Along with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also been rested for the white-ball series in South Africa.

Jasprit Bumrah has been named vice-captain for the Test series. Pacers Mukesh Kumar and Prasidh Krishna also find place in the 5-day format.

India 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.

India 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.

India 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.

Mohd. Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness - BCCI

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had requested the board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour - BCCI

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India squad for SA: Rohit, Surya, Rahul named Tests, T20, ODI captains

Bcci announced india's squad for the south africa tour and named kl rahul as odi, suryakumar yadav as t20i and rohit sharma as test captains respectively.

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'Sitting in the back seat...': When 19-year-old Sanju Samson met his idol MS Dhoni on England tour

N EW DELHI: Sanju Samson's journey in cricket has been marked not only by his talent but also by his admiration for the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the tender age of 19, Samson was included in the India squad and travelled to England (India's tour of England in 2014), an experience that allowed him to share the dressing room with none other than Dhoni himself.

Despite his youth, Sanju didn't shy away from seizing the opportunity to learn from one of the game's greats. He peppered Dhoni with questions and eagerly soaked in every tip and insight the veteran had to offer during the tour, seizing the opportunity to take as many leaves out of the veteran cricketer's book.

Now, Sanju Samson, who was included in the ODI and T20I squads but didn't get the chance to make his debut on the tour, reflects on the learnings from Dhoni.

"For me, the respect for Mahi bhai has been from the day he started playing for the country. I remember being in Trivandrum watching his games and like wow the way he started. I have followed him closely since and I have been a huge fan of him," Samson told Star Sports.

"When I was 19 years old, I was selected in Team India as the second wicketkeeper during India's tour of England. He was there too. During that tour, I got a chance to spend a lot of time with MS Dhoni and also ask him a lot of questions, sitting at the back seat where he sits," Samson

Samson, who is currently leading Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2024, has been included in the 15-member India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, to be played in the US and West Indies.

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Will Ravi Shastri coach an IPL team? Ex-India captain responds to R Ashwin's query

Ipl 2024: former india head coach ravi shastri said he did not want an ipl job soon after his tenure with the senior national team ended in 2021. the legendary all-rounder said he would be keen on working with young talents in the ipl, if and when he decides to take up a role with a franchise..

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• Ravi Shastri has never coached an IPL side
• Shastri was a successful head coach of the senior national men's team
• Shastri returned to commentary after the end of his coaching tenure in 2021

Former India head coach and World Cup winner Ravi Shastri said he is not ruling out the possibility of coaching an Indian Premier League (IPL) side in the future. Shastri said he might not get into the job anytime soon but if and when he does, it would be to work with the young talents in the country and not because of monetary benefits.

Speaking to R Ashwin in his latest YouTube show, Ravi Shastri lauded the wide spread of talent in the country and that he has always been excited by the prospect of mentoring young players. The former India captain said he did not want to take up an IPL coaching stint after the end of his coaching tenure with the senior national team in 2021 , adding he wanted to stay away from the dressing rooms for a period time.

"Not really. Not after doing India for 7 years. You never know what can come up in the future and how involved you are going to get," Shastri said when asked if considering taking up a role with an IPL franchise after 2021.

"You know, there is no doubting the experience you have and what you can bring to the table, but after 7 years with the Indian team, especially those times -- you were there -- the toughest time that game has seen since the World War II -- during Covid, quarantine and the bubbles, you just wanted ta break from the dugout, the dressing room and everything. The broadcasting and the mic gave me the freedom to express myself again. And have some fun," Shastri added.

IT'S NOT JUST THE MONEY: SHASTRI

Shastri expressed his love for mentoring youngsters, saying being around with budding talents, including the likes of Rishabh Pant, was a rewarding experience for him during his tenure as the head coach.

"You don't rule that out. Once you have been involved with the game and played the game and you wanted to contribute to the youth, then that will always linger in your mind. It's not just the money part of it, but also the contributing factor. How you can get into the heads of the young kids and pass on the knowledge you have before you forget it yourself?

"If I ever go there, it will be precisely for that reason. Not to see the superstars carrying on the way they are, but to cultivate, identify and groom talent, and take them through the roof.

"I will enjoy it because the spread is so much these days, they have complexes, they have language barriers and challenges culturally. And then get them together to play fearless cricket and ruthless cricket is my cup of tea. So never discount that, it would always be the case when you are handling youngsters," he added.

Notably, Shastri returned to the commentary box after his coaching stint. The former cricketer is still one of the most sough-after broadcasters, not just in India but across the globe. Published By: Akshay Ramesh Published On: May 13, 2024

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