India has selected Ramandeep Singh and Vijay Kumar Vyshak for the T20I tour of South Africa
India have selected all-rounder Ramandeep Singh and pacer Vijay Kumar Vyshak for the 15-man squad for the upcoming four-match T20I tour of South Africa, starting on November 8 in Durban.
Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, and Nitish Reddy, who participated in the T20Is against Bangladesh, are not included in the squad as they will be heading to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In their place, spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel, along with pacers Yash Dayal and Avesh Khan, has been added to the team.
Squad:
| Player Name |
|---|
| Surya Kumar Yadav (C) |
| Abhishek Sharma |
| Sanju Samson (WK) |
| Rinku Singh |
| Tilak Varma |
| Jitesh Sharma (WK) |
| Hardik Pandya |
| Axar Patel |
| Ramandeep Singh |
| Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Ravi Bishnoi |
| Arshdeep Singh |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak |
| Avesh Khan |
| Yash Dayal |
Mayank Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Riyan Parag were unavailable for selection.
Parag is currently at the BCCI Centre of Excellence for long-term treatment of his chronic right shoulder injury.
Mayank, the fast bowler who made headlines in IPL 2024 with his impressive performances, recently debuted for India in the Gwalior T20I against Bangladesh.
However, after a lengthy recovery from an injury sustained midway through the IPL, he finds himself sidelined once again.
Dube, who was ruled out of the recent T20I series against Bangladesh due to a back injury, is still in the recovery phase.
Ramandeep, a domestic player for Punjab and part of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ title-winning squad in IPL 2024, is currently with the India A team in the Emerging T20 Asia Cup.
He has impressed with his outstanding fielding in the deep and averages just under 23 across 56 T20 matches, boasting a strike rate of over 168 along with 16 wickets.
Vijay Kumar Vyshak, the uncapped fast bowler from Karnataka, has played two seasons with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
In 30 T20 matches, he has taken 42 wickets at an average of 20.88 and an economy rate of 8.29.
Tour schedule
| T20I | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Durban | November 8 |
| 2nd | Gqeberha | November 10 |
| 3rd | Centurion | November 13 |
| 4th | Johannesburg | November 15 |
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