International cricket is returning once again after the IPL which lasted for two months, where a new world record is waiting for Team India. The 5-match home T20 series between India and South Africa is to start from June 9.
The first match will be played in Delhi. By winning this match, Team India's eyes will be on the world record of winning the most consecutive T20 matches. India has so far won 12 T20 matches in a row and currently stands at par with Afghanistan and Romania. If Team India wins the first T20 match against South Africa, then it will become the first team in the world to win 13 consecutive T20 International matches.
Earlier, Team India won the three-match series against New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka without losing any match after winning the last three matches of the T20 World Cup.
New team India will be seen against South Africa
The new team India has been selected for the series against South Africa. Senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah have been rested in this series.
Players like Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, who scattered their flames in the IPL, have been given a chance in the team for the first time. Senior players like Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya are also returning to the team after a stellar performance in the IPL. Dinesh Karthik can be seen playing a T20 International match for India after 3 years.
The command of this team has been handed over to KL Rahul. At the same time, Rishabh Pant will be the vice-captain.
Let us know which five players are going to be seen in this series.
Hardik Pandya: Due to injury, did not play international matches since T20 World Cup
All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has been struggling to cement his place in the team due to a back injury for some time now, is back in the team. In the 15th season of IPL, Pandya performed well with both batting and bowling. In batting in 15 matches, where he scored 487 runs with his bat, he also took 8 wickets in bowling. Due to Hardik's stellar performance, Gujarat Titans under his captaincy also managed to win their first title in the very first season.
His captaincy in IPL was also amazing. In such a situation, due to the absence of experienced players, the role of Hardik will now increase even more in the team. All eyes will be on his performance too, as he will be seen in blue jersey after a long time. If he returns to form, then the Mission World Cup will be easy for Team India.
KL Rahul: Will keep an eye on both batting and captaincy
Everyone is convinced of the batting talent of Team India's opener KL Rahul, but it will be very interesting to see Rahul as the captain in the home series against South Africa. Everyone is waiting to see how Rahul, who took his team Lucknow to the playoffs in IPL-15, runs the game with a young team at the international level.
However, the performance of the Indian team in this series will largely depend on the batting of KL Rahul. In IPL 2022, Rahul scored 616 runs in 15 matches including 2 centuries while playing the captaincy and was second only to Jos Buttler in the Orange Cap race. Whether they will be able to perform like this while under pressure at the international level, it will be a matter to be seen.
Dinesh Karthik: Series can prove to be the turning point of career
Fans are looking at Dinesh Karthik, who was selected as the Super Striker of the Season for his fast batting in IPL-15, as a finisher option in India's T20 World Cup squad. In such a situation, this series is going to be very important for him.
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