IND Vs SA: This batsman will score a flurry of runs against Africa, will get the chance of opening in place of Shikhar Dhawan!

IND Vs SA: The first match of Team India’s ODI series with South Africa is going to start from January 19. In such a situation, the Indian team can show the way out of the playing XI to the batsmen running in poor form. Will want to put pressure on South Africa from the very first match by making major changes in the playing XI. The command of Team India has been handed over to KL Rahul. Rohit Sharma is out of the series due to injury. The Indian team has lost the three-Test series. KL Rahul has also taken charge of Team India in a Test match. Young players will be given a chance in the ODI series.

The first ODI against Africa will be played on January 19. In this match, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, the options of opening with KL Rahul are also being explored. Looking at Shikhar Dhawan’s poor form, he is also finding it a bit difficult to find a place in the playing XI. In such a situation, Rituraj Gaikwad can be fielded along with KL Rahul in the first ODI against South Africa. Rituraj had recently performed well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is adept at playing big innings just like Rohit Sharma. Shikhar Dhawan as an experienced player will definitely be given a chance to bat.

opening pair

For the best batting against South Africa, it is necessary to have a strong batsman. For this, it would be right to take Rituraj for the opening along with KL Rahul. Rituraj can smash any kind of bowlers. Apart from giving a great start to Team India, Rituraj will also give an opportunity to the batsmen behind to bat without pressure.

Rituraj Gaikwad’s record innings in IPL

Rituraj Gaikwad has been retained by the team due to his performance. He grabbed everyone’s attention with his performance in IPL 2021. Played an important role in the CSK team getting the trophy. Rituraj scored 636 runs in 16 matches in IPL 2021. Rituraj puts the opposing team under pressure by hitting long sixes in the innings.

team india

KL Rahul (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Famous Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini.