Rahul Dravid will not be performing the coaching duties during India’s three-match ODI series against South Africa, starting on December 17 in Johannesburg.

Instead, the head coach will link up with the Test squad and oversee their preparations for the inter-squad game and the two-match Test series.

The BCCI confirmed the development through a press release on Saturday (December 16).

"Team India (Senior Men) Head Coach Mr Rahul Dravid, Batting Coach Mr Vikram Rathour, Bowling Coach Mr Paras Mhambrey and Fielding Coach Mr T. Dilip will link up with the Test squad and oversee their preparations for the inter-squad game and the Test series," the official release signed by Jay Shah stated.

In Dravid’s absence, the ODI team will be assisted by India A’s Coaching Staff comprising Batting Coach Mr Sitanshu Kotak, Bowling Coach Mr Rajib Datta and Fielding Coach Mr Ajay Ratra.

BCCI’s media release also mentioned that seamer Deepak Chahar will not be available for the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to a family medical emergency. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Bengal pacer Akash Deep as his replacement.

India’s regular ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have been rested for the white-ball leg of the South Africa tour.

KL Rahul will India in the ODI series, also featuring promising youngsters such as Rinku Singh, Sai Sudarshan, Sanju Samson, and Rajat Patidar.

India’s updated ODI squad:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep