Cricket South Africa (CSA), on Sunday, January 2, 2022, announced the national 17-man squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, which will be played from January 19-23 in Paarl and Cape Town.

The squad saw young Marco Jansen getting his maiden ODI call-up after a confident Test debut in Centurion, where he picked four wickets in the second Indian innings. Temba Bavuma will lead the squad with Keshav Maharaj continuing as the deputy. Quinton de Kock, who recently quit Tests, has been picked as well.

Wayne Parnell, who returned to national colors during the Netherlands series, has managed to retain his spot alongside Zubayr Hamza who made his debut in the opening ODI. A big name missing from the list was that of Anrich Nortje, as the pacer is still dealing with a hip injury, which ruled him out of the ongoing India Test series as well.

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"This is a very exciting group and the Selection Panel and I are eager to see what they will produce. For many of our players, it does not get bigger than playing against this powerhouse Indian team and this will be the biggest series of their young lives so far. We are looking forward to seeing what they bring to the table and wish Temba (Bavuma) and Mark (Boucher) all the best for the series,” CSA Convenor of Selectors, Victor Mpitsang said.

The first (January 19) and second ODIs (January 21) will be played at Boland Park, Paarl while the third and final match (January 23) will be held at Newlands, Cape Town.

South Africa squad for India ODI series:

Temba Bavuma (C), Keshav Maharaj (VC), Quinton de Kock (WK), Zubayr Hamza, Marco Jansen, Janneman Malan, Sisanda Magala, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne (WK)

(PTI inputs)