Team India is still chasing the elusive series victory after having played eight Test series in South Africa. Their finest performance occurred in a three-match encounter that finished in a draw during the 2010–11 tour.
When the Indian cricket team arrived in South Africa for the forthcoming multi-format tour, they were greeted with great warmth. The first T20I match is scheduled for Sunday, December 10 at the Kingsmead in Durban. The spectators at the airport cheered the Men in Blue and took photographs as they touched down in the Rainbow Nation, receiving a desi-style welcome.
The three-match T20I series. Which will kick off the tour is thought to be very important for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 preparation. India will play only a three-match home T20I series against Afghanistan in January. Following the conclusion of the T20I assignment in South Africa, prior to the main competition.
Notably, India has defeated the Proteas in T20I and ODI series played in South Africa. But they are still fervently after a Test series victory in that nation. In 2021–2022, India last participated in a Test series in South Africa. The hosts prevailed 2-1 in the three-bout bilateral tournament.
India’s team to play South Africa in the Twenty20 International Series:
Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav (C).
Team India against South Africa in the ODI series:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C, WK), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Deepak Chahar.
India’s team against South Africa in the Test series:
Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, and Rohit Sharma (c)
