IND vs SA: Navdeep Saini, Jayant Yadav Added To Indian Squad For ODI Series
Indian pacer Navdeep Saini and off-spinner Jayant Yadav have been added to the squad for the ODI series against South Africa. The 3-match series begins on January 19.
Jayant has been added as a cover for Washington Sundar, who was supposed to fly out to Cape Town but tested positive for covid-19. As a result, he has been ruled out of the series.
“Team India off-spinner Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the forthcoming ODI series against South Africa after testing positive for COVID-19 during the camp in Bengaluru.“
“Sundar was supposed to travel to Cape Town with the ODI members on Wednesday and join the rest of the squad ahead of the ODI series starting January 19th. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Jayant Yadav as replacement for Sundar,” the statement from BCCI read.
In addition, Saini was named as the replacement for Mohammed Siraj, who sustained a hamstring injury in the second Test against South Africa last week. As a result, his participation in the white-ball matches is unsure.
“The Committee also added fast bowler Navdeep Saini to the ODI squad as a back-up for Mohammed Siraj who is still recovering from his hamstring injury that he sustained in the 2nd Test against South Africa in Johannesburg,” the release read.
As for the squad, KL Rahul will lead in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is nursing an injury. Jasprit Bumrah will be the vice-captain while Virat Kohli will be playing for the first time as a regular batter.
India’s ODI squad for South Africa series:
KL Rahul (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini.
