India vs South Africa 2021-22: Washington Sundar ruled out of ODIs; Jayant Yadav, Navdeep Saini added

Washington Sundar has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Consequently, he will not travel to South Africa for the ODIs. Jayant Yadav and Navdeep Saini have replaced him.

In a blow to Team India ahead of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series in South Africa, all-rounder Washington Sundar has been diagnosed with COVID-19. As a result, he has been ruled out and will not be travelling to the African nation. In the meantime, the All-India Senior Selection Committee has named his replacements.

As announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), fellow all-rounder Jayant Yadav has been roped in as his replacement. The Delhite has played just an ODI to date, scoring a run and claiming a wicket. He has also played 19 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians (MI), scoring 40 runs in five innings and bagging eight wickets in 19.

On the other hand, pacer Navdeep Saini has also been added to the squad. He happens to be a backup for fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj, who happens to be suffering from a hamstring injury. The latter injured himself during the second Test against the Proteas at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg that India eventually lost.

IND’s updated ODI squad vs SA: KL Rahul (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj, Jayant Yadav and Navdeep Saini.

India's tour of South Africa 2021-22 (ODI schedule)
1st ODI: January 19 - Paarl
2nd ODI: January 21- Paarl
3rd ODI: January 23 - Cape Town