India Squad for South Africa T20: Axar Patel has been ruled out of the final two matches of the India vs. South Africa T20 series. Patel did not play in the third T20I either.

Axar Patel has been ruled out of the final two matches of the India vs. South Africa T20I series. Patel was not part of the playing XI for the third T20I in Dharamsala on December 14th. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Patel has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the series due to illness.

India's updated squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah , Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed

Akshar Patel is out

The BCCI has issued an official statement stating that Axar Patel has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth T20Is against South Africa. This decision was made due to Patel's illness. Shahbaz Ahmed has been included in Team India as Axar Patel's replacement for the fourth and fifth T20Is.

The fourth T20I between India and South Africa will be played in Lucknow on December 17. The fifth and final match of the series will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on December 19. After three games, the Indian team leads the series 2-1.

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah returned home for personal reasons and therefore did not play in the third match in Dharamsala. The good news for Team India is that Bumrah has been included in the squad for the final two matches.