Unimpressed by the efficiency of their third and fourth seamers within the just lately concluded Check on the Centurion, India gave a maiden call-up to quick bowler Avesh Khan.
Avesh Khan, 27, was named because the substitute of Mohammed Shami for the second and ultimate check in opposition to South Africa that begins in Cape City on Wednesday. Shami, probably the most profitable bowler of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, had been picked within the preliminary squad for the 2 Exams, however was pressured to withdraw resulting from health points.
Avesh has represented India in 19 T20Is and eight ODIs, taking 27 wickets.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Avesh Khan
South Africa vs India Check: Because it occurred in Centurion
Intimidated by tempo and further bounce, an under-prepared India suffered an embarrassing innings and 32 run loss to a far superior South Africa within the opening Check which ended inside three days on the Centurion.
Having scored 245 within the first innings, the Indian batters managed solely 131 in 34.1 overs within the second innings after South Africa managed a good-looking 408.
South Africa thus took an unassailable 1-0 lead within the two-match collection and India’s goals of profitable a Check collection in Rainbow Nation for the primary time in 31 years lay in tatters.