KL Rahul to lead India in 5 T20Is against South Africa, Umran Malik gets maiden call-up

KL Rahul has been named the captain for India's five-match T20I series at home against South Africa next month. The series starts on June 9 in Delhi, followed by matches in Cuttack, Vizag, Rajokt and Bengaluru.

Rohit Sharma, the designated all-format captain, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are among the senior players to be rested for India's five-match T20I series at home against South Africa next month.

Jammu and Kashmir pace sensation Umran Malik along with Punjab left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh earn maiden national call-up for South Africa series.

T20I Squad to face South Africa:
KL Rahul (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain) (wk),Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik