Team India To Face South Africa In First ODI

Team India shared the T20 series with South Africa; now it is ready for the ODI challenge. As a part of the three ODI series, the first match on Sunday will be a victory—Johannesburg venue. The match will start at 1.30 pm. Men in blue are competing to strengthen their positions in the team.

The management hopes to start building a solid team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with this series. Captain Rohit and Kohli, who took a rest after the ODI World Cup, are away from this series and are preparing for the Tests. Keeper KL Rahul is leading the team in this series. Although Rahul has taken the captaincy in the past, too, if he defeats the Safaris at their home ground, he will get good marks as the future captain.

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Ruthuraj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer need to show their strength in this series. Rinku Singh, who is doing well in T20, will make his ODI debut in this match. Sai Sudarshan and Rajat Patidar, who are making waves in domestic cricket, are also waiting for their debut. This series is going to be crucial for Tilak Verma, who didn’t impress in the T20 series.

With the absence of star pacers Kagiso Rabada and Enrich Norge in the Safari team, the management is likely to test more guys. It will be interesting to see how Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace department in place of Bumrah, Siraj and Shami. The spinners will be crucial in this match as well in the context of contributing to the spin of the wicket in the second innings of the third T20. Like India, South Africa is also entering the ring without many seniors and stars. Aiden Markram is leading the team in Bavuma’s place.