IND vs SA 2025: India squad for ODI series revealed, KL Rahul named captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces Shubman Gill

The All India Men's Senior Selection Committee has declared India's squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series against South Africa. KL Rahul has been named as the captain, while Ruturaj Gaikwad has replaced the injured captain Shubman Gill in the 15-member squad. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have headlined the batting unit for the upcoming series.

This clarifies that Shubman Gill is not completely fit to take part in the 50-over leg, after missing out in the Guwahati Test as well. He had suffered a neck spasm during the first Test in Kolkata that ruled him out to take any further part in the match. After being hospitalized, the BCCI has now confirmed that Gill will not participate in the ODIs, although an update on the T20I squad is currently awaited.

Shreyas Iyer, meanwhile, has not recovered fully from his spleen injury to be match ready for this series. He had undergone the injury during the tour to Australia, and has been away from any form of cricket ever since. With both Ruturaj and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the squad, it will be interesting to see if the selectors have picked the Maharashtra batter for a place in the middle order.

Notably, the Men in Blue have also welcomed the return of Rishabh Pant in the ODI set-up after the left-handed batter was dropped following the Champions Trophy 2025. He will be featuring in the series as the primary wicketkeeper as well, with Dhruv Jurel acting as a backup. Tilak Varma is another middle-order option with the Indians for this series.

Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj rested

The all-rounders in the side include the likes of Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy, while Ravindra Jadeja, who was ignored for the ODIs against Australia, has made a comeback as well. The pace attack will be taken care of by Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna, as both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have been given a repose.

India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel

South Africa, meanwhile, have already named their squad, with Temba Bavuma leading the bunch of the Proteas. This will be the first time that Quinton de Kock will return to playing a series in India following his decision to get himself unretired. Earlier in 2023, de Kock had stepped down from ODI cricket after the World Cup that year, also held in India.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Prenelan Subrayen, and Ryan Rickelton

India vs South Africa 2025, ODI series — Schedule, Timings, Venue

The 50-over leg of the ongoing tour between India and South Africa will commence on November 30 with the first match in Ranchi. The second and third fixtures are slated to be played in Raipur and Visakhapatnam, respectively. All the three games will be played at 1:30 PM local time, and following the end of the ODIs, both teams will also take part in a five-match T20I face-off.