In the first ODI against South Africa, a player has got a chance to play in the playing XI, who was out of the ODI team under the captaincy of Virat Kohli for 6 months.
- Chance for this player in Team India
- This player is making a comeback after a bad phase
- This player was sitting outside for 6 months
Paarl: The first match of the 3-match ODI series between India and South Africa is being played in Paarl. South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma won the toss in the first ODI against India and decided to bat and bowled first to Team India. In this series, the captaincy of Team India is in the hands of KL Rahul, while Virat Kohli is playing as a batsman for the first time in 5 years. Virat Kohli is no longer the captain of India in any format.
- This player was sitting outside for 6 months
In the first ODI against South Africa, a player got a chance to play in the playing XI, who was out of the ODI team under the captaincy of Virat Kohli for 6 months. Yuzvendra Chahal is the only player who is returning to the ODI team after 6 months. KL Rahul revived leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s ODI career once again.
- This player is making a comeback after a bad phase
The year 2021 has not been good for Yuzvendra Chahal. Yuzvendra Chahal was not included in the T20 World Cup squad due to poor performance in the first phase of IPL. It became difficult for Yuzvendra Chahal to make a comeback in Team India, as spinners like Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakraborty were preferred over him.
After the flop of Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakraborty, Yuzvendra Chahal was once again given a chance in the T20 series against New Zealand in November 2021 and now in January 2022, Yuzvendra Chahal has also returned to the ODI team. Yuzvendra Chahal has a very good record in ODI cricket. Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 97 wickets in 57 ODIs, including twice the 5-wicket haul.
- Opportunity for new players in Team India
Let us tell you that in the first ODI against South Africa, Venkatesh Iyer got a chance to make his ODI debut. While Shreyas Iyer will bat at number four. Like India, captain KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will open the innings while Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal have been included in the playing XI from the spin department.
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