Namma KL to lead India

Rohit misses out with injury; Bumrah named VC for SA ODIs.

NT Correspondent

Rohit Sharma has failed to recover from the hamstring injury that kept him out of the Test series in South Africa. In his absence, KL Rahul will lead India in the three-match ODI series in South Africa. Jasprit Bumrah has been named the vicecaptain of the squad.

R Ashwin, who last played an ODI in 2017, has also been recalled. Venkatesh Iyer received a maiden ODI call-up.

Pacer Mohammed Shami has been rested as a part of workload management while all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel were unavailable for selection due to their respective injuries.