What are the changes India have made to their ODI squad for the home series against South Africa?

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM

Modified at :November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM

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KL Rahul will captain India in the ODI series against South Africa.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Indian Cricket Team’s squad for the ODI series against South Africa Cricket Team on Sunday, November 23. The governing body has named a 15-member squad for the series, which will see three matches from November 30.

ODI captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer have been ruled out of the series due to their respective injuries. While Gill is recovering from a neck injury he sustained during the first test against South Africa, Iyer is recovering from rib injury, which he suffered while fielding in the third ODI against Australia last month.

With both being ruled out of the series, KL Rahul has been named as the captain for the series. Moreover, the BCCI has made four changes from the lineup which played the last ODI series in Australia.

While Gill and Iyer were ruled out due to injuries, all-rounder Axar Patel and pacer Mohammed Siraj were excluded from the squad. However, it is unclear whether they have been dropped or rested for the series. The selectors drafted in top-order batters Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma, who will replace Gill and Iyer in the squad. In place of Axar and Siraj, they drafted in Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.

India make four changes for the ODI squad against South Africa

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India’s ODI squad for South Africa series: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.

OUT: Shubman Gill (Injury), Shreyas Iyer (Injury), Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj.

IN: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja

Meanwhile, India and South Africa will clash in the first ODI on November 30 at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The next two games will be played on December 3 and 6 in Raipur and Visakhapatnam respectively. Following the ODI series, both the sides will collide in a five-match T20I series, for which, the squad is yet to be named.

What changes have India made to their ODI squad against South Africa?

India have made four changes to their ODI squad for the South Africa series. OUT: Shubman Gill (Injury), Shreyas Iyer (Injury), Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj. IN: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.