India and South Africa are set to lock horns in the first ODI of the three-match series starting January 19 in Paarl.
Ahead of the first game, Cricket South Africa had announced to rest their senior pacer Kagiso Rabada for ODI series to manage his workload.
The board said no replacement will be brought in for Rabada as there is an extended squad in place in the Bio-Secure Environment (BSE), but selectors have also added more cover in the allrounders department, in the form of left-arm spinner George Linde.
“Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has been released from the team for the Betway One-Day International (ODI) series against India due to high workloads over a sustained period of time and the need for him to recover prior to the outbound Test series against New Zealand next month,” Cricket South Africa (CSA) said in a statement.
“No replacement will be brought in for [Rabada] as there is an extended squad in place in the Bio-Secure Environment (BSE), but George Linde has been retained from the Test team as an extra spin-bowling option for the series,” it added.
Marco Jansen who had already impressed with his 19 wickets in Test debut series is likely to make his ODI debut on Wednesday.
Lungi Ngidi will spearhead Proteas attack with the death-bowling skills of Sisanda Magala also likely to be called
