Who will open with Rohit Sharma in IND vs SA 1st ODI?

The first IND vs SA ODI will be played in Ranchi on November 30.

The first game of the highly anticipated ODI series between India and South Africa will take place on November 30 at JSCA Stadium in Ranchi. Before facing the Proteas once more, the teams have arrived and are having a fantastic practice session.

After the test series loss against the visitors, there have been numerous questions raised about Gautam Gambhir and the team. However, supporters hope that the IND vs SA ODI series will be different.

The excitement of the series has increased with the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Since they retired from the test and T20I formats, fans have been waiting months to witness this great partnership.

With Gautam Gambhir being criticized for constantly shuffling the Indian batting order in the recent test series, which the hosts lost 0-2, the fans are eagerly waiting to see if that happens in white-ball cricket as well.

Gambhir is renowned for shifting the batting order, which occasionally causes problems for the players as well. Aside from that, everyone has been wondering about one crucial issue: the starting pair for India.

Who will be Rohit Sharma’s opening partner in the IND vs SA 1st ODI?

India will have to field a new opening pair in the ODI series, as regular captain Shubman Gill has not been chosen for the three-game series due to his neck injury sustained in the first test in Kolkata.

KL Rahul will take his place and captain the squad against South Africa. Rohit Sharma will have a new opening partner, making the three-match series more exciting. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal are contenders, but it’s unclear who will open with Rohit.

In ODI cricket, neither Yashasvi Jaiswal’s opening nor Ruturaj Gaikwad’s opening is anything new. But only one can serve as the team’s opener. Given that Jaiswal is in form and on the test team, the selectors will probably give him preference.

Gaikwad, on the other hand, is an outstanding batter who also scored a century and a half against South Africa A.

He can also bat in the middle order if he isn’t opening, but his chances are reduced because the team may include Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul. It will be intriguing to observe India’s playing XI during the ODI series.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return to action following the Australia series in October. Although it won’t be simple, India will want to win the series. It is much harder for the home side to win because South Africa has dominated both Australia and England in their own country.

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