South Africa vs India 2018: Analyzing India's ODI squad
The wrist spinner has been an integral part of India's squad in recent times. Chahal's ability to hold up one end brings wickets for India in the middle overs. Chahal along with Kuldeep Yadav is a threat to oppositions as they reduce the flow of runs in the middle overs.
Chahal has picked up crucial wickets in the middle overs. The leg-spinner has taken 27 wickets in 17 matches with an economy rate 4.67. Chahal is important for India's chances of winning in South Africa.
The 23-year-old pacer has been a recent sensation in Indian cricket. Bumrah can ball yorkers with ease in the death overs, his ability to contain runs at the back end of the innings is brilliant. Bumrah has added swing to his bag of tricks, the Gujarat pacer can swing the new ball and can be wonderful at the death.
Bumrah has picked up 56 wickets in ODIS with an economy of 4.75 which is great for a bowler who balls in the powerplay and at the death. Bumrah surprised the South African batsmen with his ability to extract bounce in the first Test.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI: Rohit, Dhawan, Kohli(c), Iyer, Dhoni(wk), Kedar, Pandya, Bhuvi, Shami, Chahal, Bumrah. Manish Pandey, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik and Shardul Thakur are expected to miss out from the first one-day international. The first ODI between the two sides is scheduled on February 1 at Kingsmead, Durban.
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