IND VS SA: Jayant Yadav & Navdeep Saini added to India's ODI squad

BCCI on Wednesday added spinner Jayant Yadav and pacer Navdeep Saini to India's ODI squad for the series in South Africa.

The board stated that Washington Sundar, who tested positive for Covid-19 during the camp in Bengaluru, has been ruled out of the ODI series. While Jayant has will replace Sundar in the squad, Saini will travel with the ODI squad as a back-up for an injured Mohammed Siraj. The pacer is nursing a hamstring injury that he sustained in the 2nd Test vs South Africa.

India will take on South Africa in 3-match ODI series starting January 19.

Also read: PCB chairman Ramiz Raja proposes quadrangular T20I Series involving India, Pakistan

India’s ODI squad

KL Rahul (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini.