New Delhi: India have named replacements for Mohammad Shami and Deepak Hooda, who will miss the three-match T20I series against South Africa.
While Hooda has been ruled out with a back injury, Shami is yet to recover from COVID-19.
The BCCI in a statement revealed that both Hooda and Shami will miss the three matches against the visitors.
The Indian selectors have brought in pacer Umesh Yadav, batter Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed as their replacements.
Shami earlier missed the 2-1 T20I series victory against Australia and was replaced by Yadav for the three matches. Yadav played in the first match in Mohali, which India lost.
The three matches against the Proteas will be of vital importance to India, with it being their final international series before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. The three matches will be played between 28 September and 4 October in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Indore.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shahbaz Ahmed.
