India squad for South Africa T20Is announced: Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya back, Jasprit Bumrah in

The selectors, meeting in Raipur on Wednesday evening, expectedly stuck with Suryakumar Yadav as captain. However, it was the return of Shubman Gill as the vice-captain that was one of the major talking points of the squad.

The T20Is in Cuttack, Mullanpur, Dharamsala, Lucknow and Ahmedabad will now act as India’s final extended look at combinations.

India’s top-order has a familiar spine. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will be seen opening the innings for the team, with Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav kept as the flexible options at number three and four.