Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya, who intrigued with his captaincy for Gujarat Titans in the flow IPL season, might be given the obligation of driving the group for the restricted overs series against South Africa at home and afterward on the visit through Ireland. Is. The T20 series against South Africa will start on June 9, with the principal match being played in Delhi and the rest in Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Bengaluru separately.
The team is likely to be selected for the South Africa series in Mumbai on May 22, the last day of the league phase of the IPL season. Virat Kohli, who is running in poor form, can also be given the necessary rest. The tour of England in early July is very important for the selectors as well as the BCCI.
A BCCI official privy to the development said, “All experienced players of India will get complete rest of at least three and a half weeks. Rohit, Virat, Rahul, Rishabh and Jasprit will all head straight to England for the 'fifth Test' after the limited overs series. We need to keep all our key players fresh for the England series.
When asked about the captaincy of the team, the source said, "The selectors have two options. First, Shikhar Dhawan, who captained India during last year's Sri Lanka series in the absence of Virat, Rohit and Rahul. Along with this, Hardik impressed a lot with his captaincy for Gujarat Titans. It will be a close contest.
Umran Malik created a lot of excitement with his bowling but it looks like he is not ready for the responsibility of the national team. Along with last over specialist Arshdeep Singh, Lucknow Supergiants bowler Mohsin Khan may get a chance in the team. It is understood that most of the players, who played in the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka and West Indies, are set to be retained in the national team irrespective of their current form in the IPL.
Wounds to Suryakumar Yadav or Ravindra Jadeja must be considered and Deepak Chahar will likewise not be accessible. Batsmen like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda alongside Dhawan and Hardik will be the principal players in the batting unit. Sanju Samson can likewise be held. In the quick bowling unit, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pramukh Krishna, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan's place are close to 100%. Aside from the brilliant sets of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Singh Chahal in turn bowling, Kuldeep Yadav is additionally a competitor for a spot in the group.
