Hyderabad: Team India is all set to kick off their long home season with the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against South Africa with Dharamsala scheduled to host the first match of the series on September 15.
- However, the weather forecast for the game doesn't look good as there are chances of scattered rains during the day, which might cause stoppages and delays in the match thus frustrating the players and fans.
Meanwhile, the Men in Blue would be brimming with confidence following their emphatic performance in their last tour to the Caribbean Islands. India were absolutely ruthless against the West Indies, with only rain denying them a clean sweep of the Test, ODI and T20 series contested between the two nations.
Also, the T20I series against South Africa will help Virat Kohli led India to begin their preparation for next year's World T20.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (c), Rassie van der Dussen (vc), Temba Bavuma, Junior Dala, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde
