Rohit, Kohli bring a different type of energy when playing in India: Temba Bavuma

India will face South Africa in the first match of a three-game ODI series in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30. After being whitewashed in the Test series, India will be eager to get back to winning in a format they usually dominate at home. However, team selection will be closely watched, as India will be without key players, including captain Shubman Gill, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, and fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

KL Rahul has been named the stand-in captain for the series KL Rahul has been named the stand-in captain for the series, as the selectors and team management chose not to bring back Rohit Sharma as captain. Both Rohit and Virat Kohli will return to the ODI team. The focus is on the senior players, especially after they silenced critics with a match-winning 168-run partnership in the final ODI of the three-match series in Sydney last month.

India will feel the pressure to perform in the ODIs After losing the Test series to South Africa, India will feel the pressure to perform in the ODIs. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and stand-in captain KL Rahul will want to start well against Temba Bavuma’s team, who come into the series full of confidence after their historic series win.