New captain and new vice-captain announced, 16-member Indian team selected for 4 T20 matches against Africa!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|17-09-2024

Team India: The Indian team has to play the last T20 series of the year 2024 with the runner-up team of T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa. India has to tour South Africa in November. Where a 4-match T20 series is to be played between the two teams. The T20 series between South and India is to start from November 8.

Let us tell you that, many changes can be seen in the squad of Team India in the series against South Africa. While in the T20 series against Africa, India can get a new captain and a new vice-captain. At the same time, 16 players can get a chance in the squad of Team India for the 4-match T20 series against Africa.

Team India may get a new captain

New captain along with new vice-captain announced, 16-member Indian team selected for 4 T20 matches against Africa! 1

Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma retired from the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2024.

After which the BCCI chose Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of the T20 format. However, Surya is still injured. Due to which Team India can get a captain in the T20 series against South Africa.

It is believed that young batsman Shubman Gill can captain Team India in the T20 series against South Africa. While wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson can be made the vice-captain of the team. Because, Indian team's vice-captain Shubman Gill can be given rest in this series.

Abhishek Sharma may return

Young opener Abhishek Sharma, who made a splash with his bat in IPL 2024, got a chance to debut for Team India in the T20 series against Zimbabwe.

But after this he was dropped from the team.

However, Abhishek Sharma may return in the series against South Africa. Let us tell you that Abhishek Sharma was out without opening his account in his debut match. But after this, he batted aggressively in the second match and scored a century.

Team India's probable 16-member squad for the T20 series against South Africa

Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar.

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