KL Rahul to lead India for South Africa ODI series

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in action after the Australia series

Last updated: November 23, 2025 | 16:14

Jai Rai, Assistant Editor

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India's KL Rahul arranges the field during the second day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on November 23, 2025.

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Dubai: Indian wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul will lead the ODI squad for the upcoming South Africa series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Sunday.

The South Africa team are currently in India for an all-format tour, which consists of a two-match Test series, a three-match ODI series, and a five-match T20I series.

Both India's superstar cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in action after the Australia series.

The ODI series opener between the India and South Africa will begin on November 30 at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

After that, the action will move towards the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Ranchi, where the second ODI match will be played on Wednesday, December 3.

The series will then conclude with the third and last match at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, December 6.

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

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Jai RaiAssistant Editor

Jai is a seasoned journalist with more than two decades of experience across India and the UAE, specialising in sports reporting. Throughout his distinguished career, he has had the privilege of covering some of the biggest names and events in sports, including cricket, tennis, Formula 1 and golf. A former first-division cricket league captain himself, he brings not only a deep understanding of the game but also a cricketer's discipline to his work. His unique blend of athletic insight and journalistic expertise gives him a wide-ranging perspective that enriches his storytelling, making his coverage both detailed and engaging. Driven by an unrelenting passion for sports, he continues to craft compelling narratives that resonate with readers. As the day winds down for most, he begins his work, ensuring that the most captivating stories make it to the print edition in time for readers to receive them bright and early the next morning.

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