Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini added to India's ODI squad vs South Africa
Offspinner Jayant Yadav and pacer Navdeep Saini have been added to the Indian ODI crew for the impending 50-over games against South Africa, the BCCI reported on Wednesday (January 12).
Yadav is a substitution for Washington Sundar who, as prior revealed by Cricbuzz, tried positive for COVID-19 during a camp in Bengaluru and thus stands governed out of the series now. Saini has been incorporated as a back-up for Mohammed Siraj who experienced a hamstring injury during the second Test against South Africa and was therefore administered out of the third game.
The 31-year-old Yadav, who has played just a single ODI for India - back in 2016 - as of late played in the second Test against New Zealand in December, packing a four-wicket pull in the subsequent innings. Yadav is important for the Indian Test crew in South Africa yet didn't get a game.
The 29-year-old Saini last played an ODI against Sri Lanka in July 2021, and has had a few important encounter of the South African conditions as of late, having gotten 11 wickets in the five star matches against South Africa 'A'. Saini is additionally with the India Test crew as a hold.
The initial two ODIs will be played at Boland Park in Paarl on January 19 and 21 while the last match will occur at Newlands, Cape Town on January 23.
Refreshed ODI crew: KL Rahul (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (bad habit skipper), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-attendant), Ishan Kishan (wicket-guardian), Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini.
