Indian vice-captain Rohit Sharma who has numerous records to his name is on the verge of adding another new feather into his already illustrious cap when India take on South Africa in the first T20I of the series on Sunday.

India will hosts South Africa for three T20Is and as many Tests with Dharamsala playing host to the series opener between the two teams.

Rohit who owns multiple records to his name in the shortest format is on the cusp of becoming the leading T20 international scorer against South Africa. The stylish opener is the leading run-getter in T20Is, has the most number of centuries and has also hit the maximum number of sixes in the format.

The swashbuckling right handed opener needs only 84 runs to overtake New Zealand’s Martin Guptill's tally of 424 runs against Proteas in the format. Rohit has so far amassed 340 runs against South Africa and would fancy his chances of overtaking the Kiwi in the opening encounter of the 3-match series at

Rohit’s form at the top will be crucial for India if they are to end the South African hoodoo at home. The ‘Men in Blue’ as they have never defeated South Africa in a T20 international at home.

The last time India played South Africa in a T20I bilateral series at home was in 2015 where the visitors won 2-0 (3 match series, 1 match abandoned). In India, South Africa have an impressive win percentage of 66.67% after winning 4 matches out 6.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (vc), Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second