IND Vs SA: Shikhar Dhawan-Led Team India Start Practice In Lucknow Ahead Of ODI Series — See Pics

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the Indian team for the three-match ODI series against South Africa.

Shikhar Dhawan will lead the Indian side.

Source : PTI

The Indian team will be facing South Africa in a three-match ODI series, starting from October 6 at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.  Ahead of the first game, Team India arrived in Lucknow and started training on Tuesday. The BCCI took to Twitter and shared pictures of players.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the Indian team for the three-match ODI series against South Africa.  Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed as the captain of the team for Ind vs SA ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer has been made the vice-captain for this series. The Indian cricket team will play a three-match ODI series against South Africa from 6th to 11th October on home soil.

Hello from Lucknow 👋

Preps for the #INDvSA ODI series begin. 👍 👍#TeamIndia | @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/0y1qjtqmSU

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2022

For India vs South Africa ODI series, Madhya Pradesh's Rajat Patidar and West Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar have been included in the Indian team for the first time. Apart from Mohammed Shami, all of India's reserve players for the T20 World Cup - Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, and Ravi Bishoi have been selected to play India vs South Africa ODI series.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI will be played on 6th October in Lucknow, the second ODI between the two teams will be played in Ranchi on 9th October and the third and final ODI will be played on 11th October in Delhi.

India's squad for Ind vs SA three-match ODI series: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shreyas Iyer (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.