Only one week time is allotted for the Indian team to travel to South Africa and get acclimatized. After the three match T20I series, they will be playing a 3-match ODI series against South Africa. It will be interesting to see who will be included in the squad. There are rumors that KL Rahul will be named as the captain and senior players such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be rested for this series. I find it regressive. Why stick with KL Rahul again and again? I would have rather preferred someone like Shreyas Iyer as the captain this time.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL, the names of 173 players including 10 franchises have already been announced. So in view of the upcoming IPL, the Indian players may not be going to the South Africa tour, especially the old players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. There is no other reason than that Rohit Sharma needs some rest after the upcoming IPL and the recently concluded ODI World Cup. That is why old players are not seen in foreign tours and currently in T20 series.