IND vs SA 2nd ODI Live Updates: South Africa decide to bat, Shahbaz to debut for India

Injury-hit India hobble on in a senseless ODI sequence

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Updates

The final time India performed an ODI in Ranchi, in March 2019, the town’s favorite son MS Dhoni was nonetheless striding out to bat within the center order and manoeuvring the sphere round from behind the stumps. More topically, India have been gearing up for a worldwide match, like they at present are, however not like the current, it was to be in the identical format during which they have been enjoying that exact sequence (in opposition to Australia), and their first squad had not concurrently travelled throughout the Indian Ocean as an alternative.

So devoid of context is the continuing ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa – with the T20 World Cup set to start in per week – that the first concern for India in the intervening time needs to be the rising damage listing. After Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja’s withdrawals hit the principle T20 World Cup squad, the reserves listing has additionally suffered a dent, with Deepak Chahar dominated out for the remaining two ODIs; a BCCI launch acknowledged that Chahar had felt “stiffness in his back” after the third T20I in opposition to South Africa in Indore final Tuesday; the seamer’s restoration will now be monitored on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. (Read More)