Rohit Sharma has been appointed as Captain of Team India in ODI, Virat Kohli steps down from Captaincy
Rohit Sharma ODI Captain: The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming 3-match Test series against South Africa starting from 26th December 2021.
The Test series will form a part of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj.
Standby Players:Â Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
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The following players were not available for selection due to injuries and are currently undergoing rehabilitation: Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward.
| South Africa vs India, 2021/22 – Test series | |||
| S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 26th – 30th December 2021 | 1st Test | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| 2 | 3rd – 7th January 2022 | 2nd Test | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 3 | 11th – 15th January 2022 | 3rd Test | Newlands, Cape Town |
