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After playing ODI cricket for seven months in Australia, the Shubman Gill-led side will return to action on November 30 when they take the field against South Africa in a three-match series, with all eyes set to be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will look to build on the momentum they built on their international cricket comeback Down Under. India has been hit with a big blow with Shreyas Iyer suffering a rib injury in the final game against Australia, which has put major doubt on his fitness for the South Africa series, which is only a month away. Although an offical update on the Indian vice-captain is still awaited from the BCCI. Tilak Varma is likely to get a spot if Shreyas is unable to recover in time. Rishabh Pant is set to return to competitive action after a long gap due to injury following the Test series against England. Dhruv Jurel was named as the reserve keeper, but Pant should get his spot back as KL Rahul's deputy in the squad with his fitness. Elsewhere, Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested again as he is set to play both Test matches against the Proteas. With the focus on the T20 World Cup's preparation, the star pacer is likely to be rested for the three ODIs, like he was in Australia and return for the five matches in the shortest format. Varun Chakravarthy was left out for the squad that travelled to Australia, but in home conditions, he should return as India is likely to play with at least one specialist spinner. This could mean that Prasidh Krishna missed out. No other major changes are expected from the team despite the series defeat against the world champions, with Hardik Pandya expected to be fit again too, which will mean Nitish Kumar Reddy drops out. India Predicted Squad for South Africa ODI series: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer/Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
