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India Squad for South Africa ODI Series 2025: KL Rahul Leads as Injuries Force Big Changes

India have announced their squad for the South Africa ODI series starting 30 November 2025. KL Rahul leads as injuries force changes. Jaiswal, Gaikwad, Pant, Tilak, Jadeja, Kuldeep and a new-look pace attack headline the squad.

Harsh Chopra
Last updated: 24.11.2025
India Squad for South Africa ODI Series 2025

The Squad for the 3 Match ODI Series against South Africa which will start from 30th November 2025 has been announced. There are some forced changes due to injury and some players have been shifted around. The ODI Squad has the two players that the Indian fans want to see most.

India Squad for South Africa ODI Series 2025

KL RAHUL – CAPTAIN

 

BATTERS

Rohit Sharma

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Virat Kohli

Ruturaj Gaekwad

Tilak Verma

 

WICKET KEEPERS

Rishabh Pant

Dhruv Jurel


ALL ROUNDERS

Washington Sundar

Ravindra Jadeja

Nitish Kumar Reddy

 

FAST BOWLERS

Harshit Rana

Arshdeep Singh

Prasidh Krishna

 

SPINNERS

Kuldeep Yadav

 

Talking Points from the Squad

  • Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are injured and therefore KL Rahul will be the captain of the team for this series.

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaekwad are included in the ODI Squad as the openers.

  • Rishabh Pant and Tilak Verma are in the squad and they will battle for the number 4 slot.

  • Ravindra Jadeja has been included in the squad as the left arm spinning all rounder. Axar Patel has been left out of this series.

  • Sanju Samson didn’t find a place in this ODI team.

  • Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj have been rested from the ODI Series.

  • Kuldeep Yadav is the lone specialist spinner in this squad.

  • Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna will be the fast bowlers for India in this series.

  • Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar will be the other all rounders along with Ravindra Jadeja.

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