Here’s Why Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Were Rested From India’s White Ball Series vs SA: The squads for the South Africa Tour have been unveiled by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the BCCI Men’s Selection Committee meeting in New Delhi. The Indian team is set to engage in three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Test matches during the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa.
Additionally, the Indian cricket team will be involved in two four-day matches against South Africa A and one inter-squad three-day match. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are absent from the Indian ODI and T20I squads, and the BCCI has provided reasons for their exclusion.
BCCI Revealed Why Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Were Rested From India’s White Ball Series vs SA
Following the conclusion of the World Cup 2024, there was significant anticipation regarding the composition of the white-ball squads, as it would provide insights into the future white-ball strategies of the Indian cricket team. While there were speculations that Rohit Sharma would captain the T20Is against South Africa, the BCCI’s press release has revealed a different message.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not absent from the T20Is and ODIs due to any injury. Instead, the duo informed the BCCI voluntarily that they wished to take a break from the white-ball segment of the South Africa Tour, according to a BCCI release.
“Rohit Sharma and Mr Virat Kohli had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. Mohd. Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness. Mr Abhimanyu Easwaran’s availability is subject to fitness,” The BCCI said in a release.
However, the fans are unhappy with the BCCI for resting Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, which will be India’s other chance to get their hands on the prestigious trophy.
Notably, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma haven’t played a single T20I match after T20 World Cup 2022.
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India’s squad for 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.
India’s squad for 3 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 3 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 A squad for the 1st four-day match:
Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Devdutt Padikkal, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel, Shardul Thakur, Pulkit Narang, Sourabh Kumar, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Tushar Deshpande.
India A squad for 3rd four-day match:
Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran*, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (C)(wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Navdeep Saini.
