The young captain of the Indian cricket team, Shubman Gill is injured. Gill is not a part of Team India in the second Test being played against South Africa in Guwahati. Rishabh Pant is captaining in his place in the second test. Now news has come that Rishabh Pant can take command of Team India in the ODI series against South Africa also.

Rishabh Pant is out of the ODI team from August 2024. But now news has come that not only is he going to make a comeback in the ODI team, but he will also be made the captain. According to the report of The Week, the Indian team management does not want to rush the return of Shubman Gill. Gill has a neck injury. He was injured in the first innings of the first Test played against South Africa in Kolkata.

Pant last played an ODI match against Sri Lanka in August 2024. He has since been left out of the 50-over and T20 International formats, and KL Rahul has been selected as the first choice wicketkeeper batsman in ODIs. Earlier, a report had come in which it was said that KL Rahul can also be made the captain in the absence of Gill and Iyer.

Shreyas Iyer will also not play ODI series against South Africa

For your information, let us tell you that Shreyas Iyer was made the vice-captain of Team India in ODIs. In such a situation, in the absence of Gill, Iyer would have become the captain, but he is injured. Shreyas Iyer will not be able to play in the ODI series against South Africa. For this reason, the news of Pant being handed over the captaincy has come. Senior players like Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will also be present in the ODI series against South Africa.

Schedule of India-South Africa ODI series

First ODI match- 30 November- Ranchi
Second ODI match- 3 December- Raipur
Third ODI match- 6 December- Visakhapatnam