IND vs SA T20 Series: India Announce Squad for South Africa Tour, Hardik Pandya Returns
India has announced its squad for the IND vs SA T20 series starting December 9, 2025. Hardik Pandya makes a strong comeback, Shubman Gill returns pending fitness clearance, and Rinku Singh is dropped. Check full squad and complete match schedule.
Indian cricket team announces squad for the five-match T20 series against South Africa, featuring Hardik Pandya’s return and Shubman Gill’s inclusion.
India has made it official and revealed their team for the five-match T20I series against South Africa that will start on December 9. The series will be an exciting showdown as the main all-rounder Hardik Pandya comes back to the national team after a long wait.
On the other hand, Rinku Singh is not part of the squad, which is a significant omission. Shubman Gill, whose absence in the Test series was due to a neck injury, is in the T20 lineup. The BCCI Centre of Excellence's final fitness clearance will be the determining factor for Gill's participation in the matches.
India’s T20I Squad for South Africa Series
- Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)
- Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Tilak Varma
- Hardik Pandya
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel
- Jitesh Sharma
- Sanju Samson
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Harshit Rana
- Washington Sundar
Full Schedule: India vs South Africa – 5-Match T20I Series
1st T20I: December 9 – Cuttack
2nd T20I: December 11 – Mullanpur
3rd T20I: December 14 – Dharamsala
4th T20I: December 17 – Lucknow
5th T20I: December 19 – Ahmedabad
