New Delhi [India], Feb 1: Somehow, India have failed to crack the South Africa code in limited-overs cricket bilateral limited-overs cricket to be precise. India’s last bilateral series win in this contest came in 2009-10. And like Tests, India haven’t won an ODI series in South Africa yet. The six-match series starting on Thursday in Durban arrives against this backdrop, although India will carry the feel-good factor of winning the third Test on a treacherous Wanderers pitch. Aiden Markram will replaced AB de Villers in the first three ODI.

Just one point separates India and South Africa in the ICC ODI rankings at the moment. The Proteas sit atop the table with 120 rating points, while India breath down their neck on 119 rating points. The Virat Kohli-led side can usurp their hosts if they win the series 4-2 or better.

ODI Team Squad:

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Iyer, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wkt), Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur.

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Lungisani Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Khayelihle Zondo.