Suryakumar Yadav to lead India in South Africa T20 series, Gill named vice-captain
India named Suryakumar Yadav as captain and Shubman Gill as vice-captain for the five-match T20 International series against South Africa starting December 9. The squad includes Bumrah, Pandya, Samson and Kuldeep, with matches scheduled across Cuttack, Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad
Hyderabad: Suryakumar Yadav will lead India in the five-match T20 International series against South Africa starting December 9.
Shubman Gill is also in the team as vice-captain, subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
The team: Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Shubman Gill (vice-capt), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
The schedule:
December 9 – Cuttack
December 11 – New Chandigarh
December 14 – Dharamsala
December 17 – Lucknow
December 19 – Ahmedabad
