India vs South Africa: Mukesh Kumar, Rajat Patidar earn maiden India call-up for SA ODIs | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Untapped Bengali fisherman Mukesh Kumar and prolific domestic artists Rajat Patidar on Sunday, they were called up to India for the first time for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, which kicks off October 6 in Lucknow.
Mukesh, a prolific red pitcher for Bengal performed well in time, emerging as a top pitcher in first class matches against New Zealand ‘A’ and followed by a stunning performance. another great in Irani Cup.
Patidar, a discerning smasher, has scored for centuries in IPL playoffs, in the Ranji Trophy final and in the “Test” against New Zealand over the past three months.
The team will be led by an ODI . expert Shikhar Dhawan while Shreyas Iyer will be his deputy.
Shreyas and Deepak Chahar will link up with the T20 World Cup team in Brisbane after the ODI series. They were named as side players for the ICC flagship event. The team will train in Perth for the first week.
The second and third ODIs of the series will be broadcast on October 9 and 11 respectively in Ranchi and Delhi.
Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (Vice Captain), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (goalkeeper), Sanju Samson (goalkeeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar.