Rishabh Pant: Rishabh Pant, who is returning to the Indian cricket team after a long time, has been performing poorly for the last several months. However, Rishabh Pant performed brilliantly while playing for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Rishabh Pant is a valuable player for India and has won many matches for India. In such a situation, he is being given repeated opportunities to get back in form.

Rishabh Pant can be made captain in India vs South Africa ODI series

Indian cricket team's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant can be made the captain in the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa next year. Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team has to play a series of two Tests, three ODIs and five T20 matches against the South African team on their home ground in November-December 2025. Rishabh Pant can be given the leadership of the Indian cricket team in the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli may announce retirement

Indian cricket team's legendary batsman and captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli may announce their retirement from ODI cricket after winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan and may be seen playing only Test cricket. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants captain and wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul in the Indian Premier League may also announce his retirement from ODI cricket after the ICC Champions Trophy next year. In such a situation, the captaincy of Team India's ODI team can be handed over to Rishabh Pant and Pant can be seen captaining in the ODI matches against South Africa.

The Indian team could be like this for the India vs South Africa ODI series

Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Axar Patel.