RCB pacer to make Debut with Arshdeep Singh leading the attack: India’s Likely XI for 1st T20I against South Africa

Though all eyes are set on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), the Indian T20I team will be in action from November 8 in a four-match T20I series against South Africa. The series opener will beheld at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, second at St. George Park in Gqeberha, third at Supersport Park in Centurion, and last match at the Wanderers Stadium in Jo’burg.

In the Indian team, no member of the Australia tour is taken in the South Africa tour, which means a number of changes are there in the team. This means that Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Harshit Rana will be missing out. Additionally, Riyan Parag and Mayank Yadav will also miss the series due to injuries.

Indian team will have four changes in the playing XI as Nitish, Riyan, Mayank and Washington have played all three games in series against Bangladesh. Tilak Varma is one name who will make a comeback in the national squad after 11 months ad a middle order batter.

Ravi Bishnoi is a player who will likely get the approval or South Africa as the team will need a better batter at number eight. The Indian team will likely go with three pacers, which might suggest Avesh Khan making a comeback with Arshdeep leading the attack. Yash Dayal, a pacer from IPL franchise RCB, is going to make his debut in T20Is after just a week of getting retained for Rs. 5 crore by the franchise.

India’s Likely Playing XI for 1st T20I vs South Africa:
Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Avesh Khan

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