Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav arrived in Durban ahead of a four-match T20I series the team is going to play against South Africa on Friday, November 8.
The Indian Test side will gear up to face off Australia from November 22, while the young side will playing against South Africa. On arrival, Indians had a light-hearted quiz where players tested each other’s knowledge of South Africa and had fun. That lightheartedness preceded what promises to be one of the most exciting series of T20Is between the two teams.Three matches will be held across Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion, and Johannesburg. The first T20I will be held on November 8.
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Team India Arrive In Durban
“Is South Africa the only country with three capitals?”
“Does Axar Patel have the loudest laugh in the squad?”
Touchdown Durban 🛬🇿🇦
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 4, 2024
How good is #TeamIndia's knowledge of their next destination 🤔#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/m4YjikAw6Y
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India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak.
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram (C), David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, Donovan Ferreira, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Lutho Sipamla, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Tristan Stubbs, Patrick Kruger, Ottneil Baartman.