The hosts New Zealand thrashed the visitors India in the recently concluded three-match ODI series as they won that series by the 3-0 margin. After the conclusion of the New Zealand tour, India will end their present home international season with the ODI series against South Africa.
South Africa, who played the T20I and Test series in India in last September-October, will return to India for the three-match ODI series. They will play the three ODIs of the forthcoming series on 12th March (Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala), 15th March (Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow) and 18th March (Eden Gardens, Kolkata).
Before the squad announcement, here is the 15-member probable Indian squad for the home ODI series against South Africa.
(Openers)
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are likely to miss the upcoming home ODI series against South Africa. So, team management can go with newcomers in the opening batting.
Prithvi Shaw
The 20-year-old opening batsman Prithvi Shaw made his ODI debut in the last ODI series in New Zealand. In that three-match series, he impressed with his batting as he scored 84 runs (average 28.00). In that series, the youngster scored 20, 24 and 40 runs respectively in a speedy way.
Mayank Agarwal
Like Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal made his ODI debut in the same ODI series in New Zealand. However, he didn’t much impress the team management as he scored 36 runs in three games (average 12.00). The right-handed opening batsman scored 32, 3 and one run respectively in that series.
Shubman Gill
The 20-year-old Shubman Gill is one of the in-form cricketers in Indian domestic cricket and India A. In last year, he made ODI debut during India tour of New Zealand and played two ODIs where he scored a total of 16 runs. He is a strong performer as an opener or top-order batsman.