India vs South Africa: Bavuma, Rabada rested for white-ball series, Markram to lead

Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada have been rested for South Africa’s white-ball cricket leg of the series against India. Aiden Markram will lead the team in both T20I and ODI series comprising three matches each. Bavuma will return to lead the Test team. Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi will all only play in the first two T20Is before coming back for the Test matches. South Africa have named Tristan Stubbs in the Test squad for the first time, along with batter David Bedingham and seamer Nandre Burger, both of whom are likely to be part of South Africa’s squad to play New Zealand next February. Wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne makes a return after being dropped last summer. Heinrich Klaasen has been left out of the Test squad. Anrich Nortje, who had missed the ODI World Cup in India with a lower back stress fracture, is unavailable across all formats with no timeline on his recovery. The three-match T20I series gets underway on 10 December in Durban and concludes on 14 December. It will be followed by three ODIs from 17-21 December. The teams will then play two Test matches starting 26 December and 3 January, 2024 at Centurion and Newlands respectively. South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2nd T20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo , Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams South Africa ODI squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne