India’s probable 18-member squad for South Africa T20Is
Rohit Sharma will look to continue his unbeaten streak as captain, as India welcome South Africa for a five match T20I series in June.
2) KL Rahul
KL Rahul will be one of the first names to be included in the Indian squad for the South African series. The stylish opener has been one of the better batters in T20 cricket over the past few years and at times, has even overshadowed a batter of Rohit Sharma’s quality. Rahul has been in terrific form in the ongoing IPL season, scoring two hundred, both of them coming against the Mumbai Indians.
The cricketer from Karnataka has scored 1831 runs in 56 T20I matches so far at an average of 40.69, and a strike rate of over 140. The right-handed batter will look to play a bit more freely, especially whilst donning the national colors. Although he remains one of the best T20I batters at the moment, his position in the side can be threatened by Ishan Kishan.
3) Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan might be having an IPL campaign to forget, but that takes nothing away from the quality the pocket dynamo possesses. The southpaw can clear the fence with ease and is unafraid to take on the bowlers during the powerplay overs. The selectors will certainly stick with the youngster, despite a couple of poor outings in the IPL.
In 10 T20I matches so far, he has scored 289 runs at an average of 32.11 and has a strike rate of over 121.43. The left-handed batter will be hoping to get a couple of matches against South Africa so that he remains in the groove for the T20I World Cup.
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