Indian squad for SA T20 series: The Indian cricket team has suffered a major setback before the T20 series against South Africa. Spin bowling all-rounder Deepak Hooda has been ruled out of the tour due to a back injury. She is currently at NCA, Bangalore. Before him, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reached the NCA.
Deepak Hooda injured
The three match T20 series between India and South Africa will start from this evening. The first match of the series will be played at the Greenfield Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. Deepak Hooda was also ruled out of the series against Australia due to a back injury. Apart from them, Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also reported to the NCA for conditioning work.
Umesh Yadav, Shahbaz in the team
Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been out of the team due to Kovid-19 infection. He last played a T20 International in the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year. The All India Senior Selection Committee of BCCI has included Umesh Yadav in place of Shami and Shreyas Iyer in place of Deepak Hooda. Shahbaz Ahmed has also been included in the squad for the T20 series.
Shreyas with team
However, Shreyas Iyer is with the team. Young fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has also joined the team. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has still not fully recovered from Kovid-19. He will not be able to participate in the three-match T20 series.
Indian team for South Africa T20 series
Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah , Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shahbaz Ahmed.
