After an enthralling T20I collection that led to a 1-1 draw between South Africa and India, cricket followers eagerly await the upcoming ODI collection set to kick off on Sunday on the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
KL Rahul to guide the Males in Blue
In contrast to the T20Is the place Suryakumar Yadav led the Males in Blue, KL Rahul might be captaining the Indian group within the ODIs. Nevertheless, the larger information is that the guests might be with out their essential teaching employees, together with the pinnacle coach Rahul Dravid.
Strategic transfer
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Dravid is not going to be teaching the Indian facet throughout the three-match ODI collection. As an alternative, Dravid will shift his focus to supervise the preparations for the upcoming two-match Check collection. This transfer is seen as a strategic resolution by the teaching employees to steadiness the workload and tailor preparations to the completely different codecs.
Dravid, accompanied by your entire assist employees, comprising batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, and fielding coach T. Dilip, is not going to be a part of the ODI collection. As an alternative, they may hyperlink up with the Check squad to supervise preparations for the inter-squad recreation and the following Check collection, which is scheduled to start on December 26 in Centurion.
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“Team India (Senior Men) head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, and fielding coach T. Dilip will link up with the Test squad and oversee their preparations for the inter-squad game and the Test series,” stated BCCI in an official launch.
Key gamers to return for a warm-up recreation
Dravid might be intently monitoring the proceedings of a three-day inter-squad match beginning on December 20 in Pretoria. The match serves as an important warm-up fixture for the Check squad, with the earlier tour recreation in opposition to South Africa A ending in a draw. Key Check gamers, together with captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin, are anticipated to take part within the upcoming match.
Notably, all three ODIs are scheduled to happen on December 17, 19 and 21, promising one other intense battle between the 2 cricketing powerhouses.