India is all set to lock horns with South Africa on their home soil. India face a smashing defeat last time these sides met. The Indian selectors have made some massive changes in the squad ahead of this series keeping the upcoming WT20 in mind. The selectors have included various fresh faces to test out the right combination for the mega competition. Fringe players like Kuldeep Yadav have been brought back to the side whereas the speedster Umran Malik has been included in the side for the first time.
The veterans such as Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for the series. KL Rahul was selected to lead the young squad for a challenging series against tough opposition.
Rishabh Pant to lead the side:
The first T20 is scheduled to be played in the Arun Jaitley International stadium in Delhi. However, India has faced a few major setbacks just before the start of the series. The appointed captain of the squad KL Rahul has been ruled out of the series after an unfortunate injury. In his absence, Rishabh Pant will lead the squad, hence becoming the 8th captain of the Indian Cricket Team in T20 Internationals.
Rishabh Pant made a few questionable calls during his time at Delhi Capitals and would like to rectify them while leading in the blue colour jersey.
Kuldeep Yadav also ruled out:
The men in blue faced another major setback after the injury to KL Rahul. Delhi Capitals chinaman, Kuldeep Yadav has also been ruled out of the series following an injury. Kuldeep Yadav who had an impressive IPL was making a comeback after almost 2 years and was looking forward to changing his fortunes.
In the absence of Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi might get a chance to pair up with Yuzvendra Chahal in the first T20. The Delhi pitch might support spinners.
