BCCI unveils squads for South Africa series, Rohit-Virat rested from ODIs, T20Is

The BCCI has officially announced the official squads for the upcoming all-format tour of India to South Africa. To select Team India's roster for the forthcoming all-format trip to South Africa, the Men's Selection Committee convened in New Delhi on Thursday. The Indian squad will play two test matches, three ODIs, and three T20Is. The committee have selected notable names for the squad, and some popular names were off the white-ball list. 

Three things you need to know

• India will tour South Africa for an All-format series
•  They will play two test matches, three ODIs, and three T20Is
• A couple of top players were off the list from the white-ball squad  

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India tour of South Africa: All format teams announced

 The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for all formats for the India tour of South Africa. KL Rahul has been announced as the captain for the ODI team, while Suryakumar Yadav is named as the skipper for the T20I matches. Surprisingly, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's names are off the list, but they are in the team's test squad.

India’s squad for three ODIs: 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, Deepak Chahar.

India’s squad for three T20Is: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.

India’s squad for two Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna. 

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Why were Kohli & Rohit kept off from the white-ball squad?

The absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from the ODI and T20I squad may be unsettling. Despite their outstanding performance in the ODI World Cup, the squad's A-list players will take a break from the white-ball format, a request they sought from the Indian Cricket Board, which they granted.

The tweet by BCCI added that Mohammed Shami, the team's star World Cup performer, is currently going through medical treatment, and his availability in the squad will remain subject to fitness.