SA vs IND: 3 surprising exclusions from India’s Test squad

The Indian team just now tasted the Test-series victory against New Zealand on the home soil of India. The equation concluded as 1-0 for India in the two-match series. Many Indian senior players such as Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Rohit Sharma were rested for the series.

The series had many highlight players, starting with Shreyas Iyer, Mayank Agarwal, Axar Patel, and Ashwin. Amidst the chaos of the Covid variant Omicron, the BCCI confirmed the tour will go on as per plans.

BCCI has announced the Test squad along with the standby players. The series will have the services of the new vice-captain Rohit Sharma. The senior players have rejoined the squad and it has seen some surprise exclusions of a few players who were on the contention list.

Here are 3 surprising exclusions from India’s Test squad for South Africa tour:

1. Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav, the newly risen star of India got the opportunity to be in the Test squad against New Zealand. But he did not get the opportunity to debut for the Test team. The fraternity has only witnessed him in the limited-overs and was eager to see his abilities in the whites.

Yadav was expected to participate in the South African Test series but has not made it into the team. He is an experienced campaigner with very good technique. The availability of the other middle orders players like Shreyas Iyer, Rahane, and Vihari has let down Suryakumar’s opportunities.

The Maharashtrian played 77 First-class matches and has scored 5326 runs with a brilliant average of 44.01. The player has 14 centuries and 26 half-centuries in the domestic first-class circuit. He will anticipate participating in the Test squad in the future.