IND vs SA: India Announces Squad for T20 Series against South Africa: Bumrah, Hardik in.. Jayaswal, Rinku out

India announced their squad for the upcoming 5-match T20 series against South Africa. The team, consisting of 15 members, was unveiled by the BCCI on Wednesday (December 3). Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in this series starting from December 9. Dale Steyn returns as captain. With Steyn absent from the Test series against South Africa due to injury, he has fully recovered and joins the squad. India will use this series as practice for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The opportunity for Team India to go with the same squad to the T20 World Cup is also on the table. Hardik Pandya joins the team after missing out on the Asian Cup final due to injury. Pandya has fully recovered and named himself in the squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was resting during the Test series against South Africa, has been added to the Indian squad. Yashasvi Jaiswal sustained an injury, leading to his exclusion. Sanju Samson’s presence as a backup opener is the reason behind this decision. Rinku Singh was not dropped from the squad due to poor performance. India Squad for the South Africa T20 Series: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshitha Rana, Washington Sundar. T20 Series starting from December 9: Currently playing the T20 series against South Africa, India will continue with the T20 series starting from December 9. A total of 5 T20 matches will be played until December 19. From December 9, the first T20 will be at Cuttack… on December 11, the second T20 at New Chandigarh… on December 14, the third T20 at Dharamshala… on December 17, the fourth T20 at Lucknow… and on December 19, the fifth T20 in Ahmedabad. The T20 matches kick off at 7:00 PM.