Yashasvi Jaiswal is all set to open the innings alongside Rohit Sharma, whereas Tilak Varma may are available to bat at No. 4 for India in collection opener towards South Africa

New Delhi:  The opening ODI of the three-match collection between India and South Africa is scheduled to be held on the JSCA Worldwide Stadium Advanced in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30. With Shubman Gill unavailability, KL Rahul is all set to guide the aspect, which additionally contains skilled like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In Gill’s absence, India can select between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad as openers, and Jaiswal is prone to be most well-liked over the Chennai Tremendous Kings captain for the primary match.

Jaiswal has represented India in only one ODI thus far, he was additionally a part of India’s 15-member ODI squad in Australia as properly however didn’t get a chance to be a part of the taking part in XI.

Rishabh Pant or Tilak Varma at No.4 ?

Virat Kohli who scored two back-to-back geese within the Australia ODI collection with two geese earlier than returning to type with an unbeaten fifty within the third match on the Sydney Cricket Floor, will proceed to bat at his common No.3 spot. The actual query is who will fill the No.4 function in Shreyas Iyer’s absence, with Rishabh Pant and Tilak Varma each in competition. Notably, in the meantime neither Pant or Tilak has featured in an ODI for India in 2025

Since captain KL Rahul is India’s most well-liked wicketkeeper in ODIs, the staff administration may take a look at selecting specialist batter Tilak Varma for the No. 4 slot. The left-hander from Hyderabad additionally led India A within the lately completed three unofficial ODIs towards South Africa A.

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India  may go for three all-rounders

Rahul is predicted to return in at No. 5, whereas Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy are prone to be the three all-rounders in India’s taking part in XI. Kuldeep Yadav, who featured in only one ODI in Australia, may play all three video games towards South Africa. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will lead the tempo assault.

Prasidh Krishna has additionally been picked in India’s 15-member squad, however it is vitally unlikely that the Karnataka pacer shall be chosen forward of Rana and Arshdeep.

India’s seemingly taking part in XI for the first ODI towards South Africa: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C & WK), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.