India vs South Africa: Deepak Chahar withdraws from ODIs, Mohammed Shami ruled out of Tests

The touring Indian cricket team in South Africa delt injury blows on Saturday as Deepak Chahar withdrew from the ODI series and an injured Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the 2-match Test series.

In an official statement, the BCCI said that Deepak Chahar informed the board that he will not be available for the ODI series due to a family medical emergency. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Akash Deep as his replacement.

The statement further revealed that Mohammed Shami, whose participation in the Test series was subject to fitness wasn't cleared by the BCCI Medical Team and the pacer was ruled out of the 2 Tests.

Apart from that, after the conclusion of the 1st ODI in Johannesburg on December 17, Shreyas Iyer will join the Test squad to prepare for red-ball cricket. He will not be available for the 2nd and 3rd ODI and will take part in the inter-squad game.

India’s updated ODI squad:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep

Other details of the announcement:

• Team India (Senior Men) Head Coach Rahul Dravid, Batting Coach Vikram Rathour, Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey and Fielding Coach T. Dilip will link up with the Test squad and oversee their preparations for the inter-squad game and the Test series.
• The ODI team will be assisted by India A’s Coaching Staff comprising Batting Coach Sitanshu Kotak, Bowling Coach Rajib Datta and Fielding Coach Ajay Ratra