India vs South Africa: India will fly to South Africa for a complete trip which will see the Men in Blue participate in three T20I and ODIs each and two tests.
The tour kicks off on December 10, 2023, with the first T20I taking place at Kingsmead, Durban. The teams then move on to St George’s Park, Gqeberha, for the second T20I on December 12. The final clash of the T20I series is scheduled for December 14 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
This time around, the Men in Blue will have a unique approach with three different captains for various formats. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the T20I side, while KL Rahul will take charge of the ODIs.
India tour of South Africa 2023 Schedule
India will start their campaign with a three-match T20I series in Durban on Sunday.
T20 Dates and Schedule
| Date | Venue | Time |
| December 10 | Kingsmead, Durban | 9:30 pm |
| December 12 | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 9:30 pm |
| December 14 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 9:30 pm |
ODIs Dates and Schedule
| Date | Venue | Time |
| December 17 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 1:30 |
| December 19 | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 4:30 |
| December 21 | Boland Park, Paarl | 4:30 |
Tests Dates and Schedule
| Date | Venue | Time |
| December 26-30 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 1:30 pm |
| January 3-7 | Newlands, Cape Town | 2:00 pm |
As reported by The Indian Express, Kohli will miss out on the white-ball leg of the tour as he has asked for a break. Kohli has conveyed to the BCCI and the selectors that for the moment, he wants to focus on Tests, meaning he will play the red-ball matches in South Africa.
India squad for the series
India T20I squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar
India ODI squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Deepak Chahar
India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna
South Africa squad for the series
South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams
South Africa ODI squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams
South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne
