All eyes might be on who India choose as stand-in captain KL Rahul’s opening companion. Rahul mentioned that he might be opening the batting within the absence of Rohit Sharma, the common skipper of the Indian restricted overs workforce.
The ODI sequence would have been Rohit’s first as captain of the workforce within the format however he needed to keep again in India because of his persistent hamstring damage.India have included Rohit’s longtime opening companion Shikhar Dhawan within the squad. Rahul has all however changed Dhawan within the opening place in T20Is, as evidenced by the latter’s exclusion from the squad, and it stays to be seen if the veteran batter might be given one other likelihood or if the workforce will go for a youthful choice in Ruturaj Gaikwad.Gaikwad got here into the squad on the again of an distinctive home season, aside from turning heads within the 2021 Indian Premier League by ending the event as the very best run scorer and main Chennai Super Kings to their fourth title. With there being a T20 World Cup this yr and the ODI World Cup in 2023, India might be tempted to offer Dhawan, a participant who has proven a knack for performing in tournaments, a last go. It is tough to see Gaikwad enjoying forward of Suryakumar Yadav or Shreyas Iyer within the center order whereas Venkatesh Iyer will even discover a place within the workforce as an all-rounder.It might imply that Gaikwad must wait longer for his ODI debut.Virat Kohli might be enjoying in his common No.3 place and will probably be attention-grabbing to see how he performs in what might be his first match as simply one other participant with out the titles of captain or vice-captain on him in over seven years.There might be a toss-up between Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer for the quantity 4 place. Rishabh Pant is predicted to return at quantity 5 whereas Venkatesh Iyer is about to make his 50-over debut because the all-rounder at six, having proven promise within the T20s towards New Zealand.Iyer can be seen because the sixth bowling choice. The two spinners more likely to play are Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin, who has made a comeback after greater than 4 years.Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will share the load within the tempo division whereas for the third tempo choice, the administration might decide Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur or Prasidh Krishna. Mohammad Siraj, who injured his hamstring through the Test sequence, can be match as instructed by Bumrah on Monday.On the earlier tour, India hammered the hosts 5-1 in ODIs and they’ll draw confidence from that. South Africa might be in excessive spirits after a memorable victory within the five-day format.Captain Temba Bavuma performed just a few essential within the previous Tests and he’ll carry that confidence into his batting in addition to his management. Quinton de Kock, who retired from Test cricket after the sequence opener towards India, begins his life as a white-ball solely participant.Tall left-arm pacer Marco Jansen, who excelled in his maiden Test sequence, is predicted to bother the Indian batters along with his further bounce and variations within the brief format after incomes a maiden call-up.South Africa vs India, Predicted Playing XIs for the first ODIIndia: KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah,South Africa: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
