Team India is on the doorstep of South Africa these days. The third Test (India vs South Africa) started between the two on Tuesday. A three-match ODI series is to be played between the two countries from January 19. The players included in the ODI team will leave on Wednesday morning. Earlier bad news has come for the team. Off-spinner Washington Sundar is Corona positive. In such a situation, it is difficult for him to go to South Africa. Due to this, he will not be able to enter the series as well. KL Rahul will be seen captaining in the ODI series. Rohit Sharma is already out due to injury.
According to the news of Cricbuzz, all the players included in the ODI team are currently in Mumbai. He is scheduled to leave for South Africa on 12 January. 22-year-old Washington Sundar has been away from international cricket for the last 10 months. He played the last match in March 2021. After that, he was injured. Due to this, he was also out of the T20 World Cup 2021. He had performed well in the Vijay Hazare ODI tournament recently. Due to this, he got a place on the ODI team.
Sundar will not go on tour
However, till now no announcement has been made by the BCCI about sending any other player in place of Washington Sundar. A board source said that he was found positive recently. After this, it was decided not to send him on tour. There are 2 spinners in the team in the form of R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal.
The matches of the ODI series are to be held on January 19, 21, and 23. The three-match Test series is currently tied at 1-1. Team India is batting first in the third test.
Indian team for ODI series
KL Rahul (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Famous Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj.
