The ODI series will get underway on January 19 at Boland Park, Paarl.
India recently faced South Africa in a three-match Test series and suffered a 2-1 defeat. The visitors have now started the preparation for the ODI series, and the team will be led by stand-in captain KL Rahul.
On the eve of the first ODI, Indian cricket team’s official Instagram account shared pictures from the practice session, in which the likes of Rahul, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, and Rishabh Pant can be seen honing their batting skills.
The duo of Suryakumar Yadava and Shreyas Iyer also featured in the post doing fielding drills while R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were spotted bowling in the nets.
“Preps in full swing 1 day to for the 1st #SAvIND ODI #TeamIndia”, the caption read.
India's ODI squad:
KL Rahul (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini.