Published: Sep 23, 2015, 01:31 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 23, 2015, 02:45 PM (IST)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday afternoon announced the squad that will take on South Africa in the first tour match, a Twenty20 game, at Palam on September 29. The South Africans will be playing a three-match Twenty20 series, a five-match One-Day International (ODI) series and a four-Test series, starting October 2. The T20 tour match was supposed to be held at the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) ground at New Delhi, but an ongoing dispute between the two factions in the cricket governing body forced the BCCI to move the game to the Palam Ground, managed by Services. The tour match will be the only game that will give South Africa some real practise, before their opening T20 International against India at Dharamsala on October 2.
The tour match consists a lot of players who have impressed especially in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Mumbai Indians’ all-rounder Hardik Patel, the leg-spinner from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Yuzvendra Chahal are among the few names who have managed to impress the selectors. ALSO READ: India vs South Africa 2015: No real surprises in South African Test side
There are other cricketers in the squad who will be watched closely. These will be Kuldeep Yadav, who bowls Chinaman, Sanju Samson, Anureet Singh, Pawan Negi and a few more.
India A squad to take on South Africa in T20 tour match: Mayank Agarwal, Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey, Mandeep Singh (c), Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav.
