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A considerably weakened Indian team will look to get their preparations for the T20 World Cup under way against a full-strength South Africa in a five-match series that begins in Delhi on Thursday.
KL Rahul was on Wednesday ruled out of the five-match T20 International series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury. "Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will also miss out the T20 series after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets on Tuesday evening," a BCCI statement read. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant as captain and Hardik Pandya as vice-captain for the home series against South Africa," the statement further read.
Indian captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the Proteas with injury, with Rishabh Pant named skipper.
India take on South Africa in the first game of the five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series on Thursday. The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. India have some big names like Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma and fast-bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah missing and the T20I series will be an opportunity for a fair few to make an impression, especially looking ahead to the T20 World Cup this year in Australia. Two names that fans and everyone else concerned will be keeping a keen eye on will be Dinesh Karthik and Umran Malik. Both were exceptional in IPL 2022 and will be hoping to replicate those performances on the international stage.
After over two months of hectic Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian cricket team players are gearing up for the five-match T20I series against the South African cricket team, starting on Thursday. The series will be among the build-up contests that India will take part in as they look to find the perfect combination for the 2022 T20 World in Australia in October-November. Most of the senior members including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested while KL Rahul will lead the side. The series presents a great chance to the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik and Dinesh Karthik make their case stronger for a longer run.
India is all set to take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series starting Thursday and the Indian team came out for its first practice session on Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The focus was on all the newcomers who have been included in the team after good IPL performances. When you talk of IPL performance one has to talk about the man who led debutants Gujarat Titans to the title this season and that is all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
India host South Africa for a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, starting on Thursday. The first match of the series will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Both teams have been sweating it out in preparations for the first game. But some players are feeling the heat in Delhi with the mercury breaching the 45-degree Celsius mark in six localities in the city on Monday. South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi tweeted in respect to the temperature in Delhi, joking it's "Just a cool 42 degrees outside ..not hot at all lol".
Umran Malik got an extended spell during India's first training session, but it was his colleague Arshdeep Singh who looked way more impressive at the nets, which included honing of his yorker skills. However, both the juniors might have to wait for their turn with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan ahead in the pack. If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran. The Indian team's evening session under Rahul Dravid and Paras Mhambrey was as intense as it could get.