The team is scheduled to meet South Africa's High Commissioner in the capital on Monday and are expected to touch down to Dharamsala on September 9, six days before the first T20 International.
India 'A' hosted South Africa 'A' in a five-match one day series. Intermittent rains in Kerala's capital city had caused reduction of overs in all the matches with the fourth match having to be played over two days.
He is still the best spinner that you have. Yes, there have been a few incidents where he has had injuries & not performed to his potential, but Ashwin is your number 1 spinner in the team. He should be a part of the squad, he should be in the playing XI, you have to make a way of getting him in.
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble has called on the national selectors to clearly communicate with MS Dhoni about his place in their future scheme of things, especially with the T20 World Cup in Australia just over a year away.
Shakib trapped Ihsanullah Janat for four in the third ball of the innings and then dismissed first innings centurion Rahmat Shah for a golden duck in the next ball.
On the final day of the match, India Red bowled out India Green for a mere 119 runs inside 40 overs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Only Siddhesh Lad (42) and Akshath Reddy (33) could manage to stay at the crease for a while as none of the India Green batters were able to cope with the pressure created by Wakhare and Avesh Khan. The duo finished with figures of 5/13 and 3/38 respectively.
After a comfortable 2-0 series win in the West Indies, India have strengthened their hold over the number one position in the ICC Test rankings. There were plenty of positives for India from the series with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari and Ajinkya Rahane making telling contributions.