New Delhi [India], Feb 1: After the visitor bounce back in the final test against Proteas. Men in blue is all set to take on Proteas in the first ODI. From the current squad, only battle-hardened Mahendra Singh Dhoni has witnessed the slaughter in each of the three occasions. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been part of the drubbing twice, but more importantly, India’s bowling artillery barring Mohammed Shami is yet to play an ODI in South Africa. While that obviously amounts to lack of experience for the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, it also means freedom from the ghosts of history.

Indian king of swing Bhuvneshwar Kumar and death bowl specialist Jasprit Bumrah, two of India’s bowling stars from the preceding Test series, would once again be summoned to put a check on the South African batsmen early in their innings. Wrist-spinners were the flavour of India’s post-Champions Trophy success in 2017, but it would be interesting to see who among Chahal and Kuldeep, if not both, get a game in seamer-friendly Durban.

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, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Lungisani Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Khayelihle Zondo.