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India on Thursday named three skippers for their eight-match multi-format tour of South Africa next month, with Rohit Sharma leading the two Tests, Suryakumar Yadav for the T20s and KL Rahul for the ODIs.
The Indian cricket squads for the South Africa Tour have been announced. The BCCI men's Selection Committee met in New Delhi on Thursday to pick Team India's squad for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa. The Indian team will participate in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches. During the tour, India A will also play two four-day matches against South Africa A and one inter-squad three-day match. Two stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not part of the Indian ODI and T20I squads for the South Africa Tour. The BCCI has revealed why the duo is not part of the squads.
Amid uncertainty over the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20Is, former India batter Aakash Chopra has made an interesting claim. Rohit and Virat have not played a single T20I since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup last year. And after India lost to Australia in the ODI World Cup final on November 19, reports have emerged that Rohit's future in the shortest format remains an uncertainty. However, Chopra feels that Rohit has "never expressed" his will to not be available in T20Is.
Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recalled the heartbreaking scenes following India's defeat in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final against Australia. India were unbeaten in the competition going into the summit clash but were completely outplayed by Australia who rode brilliant performances from Travis Head and the bowlers to claim a record-extending sixth World Cup title. In a recent interaction, Ashwin said that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ended up in tears after the defeat.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are currently on vacation in the United Kingdom following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup 2023. While India are currently playing Australia in a T20I series at home, the hosts decided to rest almost all of their first-team cricketers and went with a young squad for the ongoing series. Kohli, who was a phenomenal performer in the World Cup and ended up winning the 'Player of the Tournament' award, was previously clicked on the streets in London and in a recent video going viral on social media, Kohli and Anushka were seen at the Winter Wonderland in London along with daughter Vamika. Kohli clicked some pictures with fans and Anushka was seen playing with daughter Vamika.
The BCCI brass will like to convince Rohit Sharma to lead the India team in T20 format despite his reluctance after the 2022 World T20 semi-final exit as the board announces the three squads for the South Africa assignment in New Delhi on Thursday. The BCCI's secretary and convenor of selection committee Jay Shah will meet chairman of panel Ajit Agarkar in the national capital to discuss the squads as well as prepare a roadmap for the next big-ticket event - the T20 World Cup.
Rahul Dravid is set to stay on as coach of India having guided them to the final of the ODI World Cup earlier this month, the country's cricket board revealed on Wednesday.
Excess hype often leads to broken hearts and hence it is always necessary to strike a balance, legendary Kapil Dev said on Tuesday in context of India's six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final earlier this month. The 1983 World Cup winning skipper said that the Indian fans should refrain from creating too much pressure and treat cricket just as another sport.