MEDIA ADVISORY
December 8, 2021
India’s tour of South Africa, 2021-22
India’s squad for Tests against South Africa announced
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: Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
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
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S.No.
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Date
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Match
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Venue
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1
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26th – 30th December 2021
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1st Test
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SuperSport Park, Centurion
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2
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3rd – 7th January 2022
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2nd Test
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Wanderers, Johannesburg
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3
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11th – 15th January 2022
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3rd Test
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Newlands, Cape Town
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JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
BCCI