India T20I Squad Announcement Highlights: Hardik Pandya Back, Gill's Participation Subject To Fitness - Check Details

Welcome to the coverage! BCCI could spring a surprise with the T20I team announcement, given how things have panned out in the SMAT 2025 recently. Lots of batters getting 100s including Sarfaraz Khan and Ayush Mhatre.

As per reports, it is believed that the BCCI’s selection meeting for the upcoming T20I series of South Africa is set to begin at 10 AM today.

SA’s T20I squad: Aiden Markram (C), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.

Mohammed Kaif applauded Rohit and Kohli for showcasing leadership.

“How many times did we see Virat going and talking to Arshdeep and Prasidh? Rohit was giving inputs too. They want India to win even if they are not leading. They don’t care about credit. They spoke a lot to the bowlers, and the results were evident,” Kaif added.

Elsewhere in the match that's taking place in Raipur, SA have sent IND in to bat in the 2nd ODI.

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Stand-in captain KL Rahul lost his 2nd consecutive coin flip in the series and India lost their 20th straight ODI toss, which is an unique and unwanted record.

Hardik Pandya, who last appeared in international colours on September 25, marked his return to competitive cricket with a solid all-round performance.

He took part in Baroda's match against Punjab yesterday and became the man of the match for his 77* off 42. Check the full report here.

In the 2nd ODI at Raipur, Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad are approaching their full-centuries as India get closer to yet another 300+ total.

According to various reports, Shubman Gill is most likely to be included for 5-match T20I series against South Africa. He will assume the role of vice-captain, if named in the squad.

1st T20I: Saturday, December 6

2nd T20I: Thursday, December 11

3rd T20I: Sunday, December 14

4th T20I: Wednesday, December 17

5th T20I: Friday, December 19

South Africa have conceded yet another 300+ total against India in this 3-match ODI series. Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad's sensational hundreds helped the Men in Blue leave 359 as the target.

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And the wait is over. The squad has been announced for India's 5-match T20I series against South Africa. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to mark his return for the first time since September.

Vice-captain Shubman Gill has also been named in the squad but his participation is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, 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

Meanwhile, the BCCI have also announced brand new kits for the Indian T20I team for next year's T20 World Cup in collaboration with Adidas.

1st T20I: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

2nd T20I: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh

3rd T20I: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

4th T20I: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

5th T20I: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad