-Vinay Kumar
The 3-match One Day International Series (IND vs SA ODI Series, 2022) between India and South Africa is starting from tomorrow, i.e. 19 January, Wednesday. The match will start at 2 pm Indian time at Paarl Stadium. The second match of the series will be played at the same ground on 21st January and the third, ie the final match will be played in Cape Town (Cape Town IND vs SA ODI, 2022) on Sunday, 23rd January. Surely, after the humiliating defeat in the Test series, Team India will give their lives to win the ODI series at any cost.
Due to the injury of Rohit Sharma, the new regular captain of the Indian ODI team, this series will be captained by KL Rahul (KL Rahul Captain SA vs IND ODI Series 2022). The history of international one-day cricket shows that India has defeated South Africa only once, in the 2018 series, in the total of 5 ODI series played so far in the tour of South Africa. Every other time the Indian team has had to face it.
In such a situation, there is a great opportunity for the captain in charge of this series, KL Rahul, to show the best captaincy tricks. In the first match of the series, the team’s coach Rahul Dravid (Rahul Dravid Head Coach) and which players choose the captain in the playing 11, this question will be in everyone’s mind. The team management will also be puzzling over who should be placed at number four in the batting order.
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Venkatesh Iyer, who has been included in the Indian ODI team, may get a chance to debut in One Day International cricket. At the same time, there will be a tough fight between Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer for the batting at number four. It is worth mentioning that Shreyas Iyer had scored a brilliant century in his debut match of Test cricket.
If seen from that perspective, Shreyas Iyer can get a chance in the playing 11. Team captain KL Rahul and ‘Gabbar’ Shikhar Dhawan will land in Maidan-e-Jung as openers. In such a situation, explosive batsman Rituraj Gaikwad may have to sit on the bench once again.
Ravichandran Ashwin will return after 5 years
Former India captain Virat Kohli is sure to come at number three in Team India’s playing XI. Rishabh Pant Wicket-keeper Batsman will get the place at number five. If this happens then Ishan Kishan will be given rest. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer can be given a chance at number six. It is believed that he can make his One Day International debut in the first match of the series.
Ravichandran Ashwin will return to India’s ODI team after almost 5 years in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. He played the last One Day International series on 30 June 2017 against the West Indies (India vs West Indies ODI Series, 2017).
Yuzvendra can be the second spinner of the team
At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal can be taken as the second spinner in the playing XI. If Venkatesh Iyer will debut in this match, then the Indian team will have the option of the fourth fast bowler. At the same time, the team’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar will be the main fast bowlers.
Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Mohammad Siraj will be one of them as the third seamer. If Mohammad Siraj gets fitness then he can be included, else Shardul Thakur will be given a chance.
Team India’s probable playing XI for the first match
KL Rahul (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer/Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj/Deepak Chahar/Shardul Thakur.