BCCI :Raina In ,Rahane out for T20 Series against South Africa

Mumbai Jan 28: BCCI had announced a 16 member squad for the Upcoming T20 Series against South Africa. The selectors have picked Suresh Raina into the team India Squad after he had recently cleared the fitness test. The player has recently tweeted that "he had finally cleared the difficult 'Yo-Yo' endurance test at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore".

However, the selectors have dropped Ajankya Rahane and have picked up bowler Jaydev Unadkat who had performed decently against Sri Lanka. Unadkat was sold for big bucks as he was sold for Rs 11.5 Cr to Rajasthan Royals in the auction recently.

BCCI has said that "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the three-match T2OI series against South Africa. The T20I series will be played after the completion of the ODI series."

The Men in Blue are scheduled to play three T20Is against the Proteas - Feb 18 in Johannesburg, Feb 21 in Centurion and Feb 24 in Cape Town.

India's squad for T20I series: Virat Kohli (Captain) Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur