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Pandya Returns to India Squad for South Africa T20s, Gill Subject to Fitness Test
Hardik Pandya returns after strong domestic form while Shubman Gill must clear a fitness test; Rinku Singh is omitted ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026.
- Dec 3: India announced a 15-member squad in Raipur for the five-match T20I series against South Africa, naming Suryakumar Yadav captain and Shubman Gill vice-captain pending fitness.
- Hardik Pandya returned to national contention after domestic form, scoring 77 from 42 to guide Baroda to a seven-wicket win in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match vs Punjab.
- The 15-man squad combines established names and youngsters, blending youth and experience with Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, while wicketkeeping remains undecided between Jitesh Sharma and Sanju Samson.
- Selectors opted to drop certain regulars with World Cup timing in mind, leaving out Rinku Singh despite prior T20 involvement, with four months to go before the T20 World Cup 2026.
- Across five matches, the series runs from December 9 in Cuttack to December 19 in Ahmedabad, with India setting a 359-run target in the second match aided by centuries from Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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Pandya returns to India squad for South Africa T20s, Gill subject to fitness test
Dec 3 : All-rounder Hardik Pandya, out since September with injury, has returned to the India squad for this month's Twenty20 series against South Africa, while Shubman Gill will have to pass a fitness test to play, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.Gill, who captains India in tests and one-da
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Team India has been announced for the T20 series against South Africa. Rinku Singh has not been included in the 14-member squad. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has once again surprised everyone with his decision.
India Squad For South Africa T20I Series: Hardik Pandya Back; Shubman Gill's Involvement Subject To Fitness Clearance
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has also made a comeback after fully recovering from a quadricep injury, which he sustained during India's successful Asia Cup title defence
·New Delhi, India
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