Harbhajan Singh Picked For T20Is vs SA, Jadeja Dropped From ODIs

Harbhajan Singh had picked two wickets in one match in the T20I series against Zimbabwe in July.

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The BCCI selection committee, which met in Bengaluru on Sunday, selected veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh for the three match-T20I series against South Africa, starting on October 2 in Dharamsala. They also selected new faces Gurkeerat Mann (batsman) and Sreenath Aravind (fast bowler) for the South Africa ODI and T20I series respectively. India will play five ODIs and three T20Is against the Proteas.

However, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja did not find a place in either the ODI or the T20I squad. Both Mann and Aravind are part of the India A team which is currently playing a three-match series against Bangladesh A. Also, Amit Mishra is back in the T20I squad in place of Karn Sharma.

India had lost their previous ODI series 1-2 against Bangladesh in June. After the Bangladesh series, India toured Zimbabwe in July but in that series most of the senior players were rested.

Squads: T20Is: MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra, S Aravind.

First three ODIs: MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.