Mumbai. With the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) selection committee announcing the squad for the five-match T20I series against South Africa starting June 9, speculation is rife that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be looking for a new look. Can take the lead, as many key players will be rested. Pandya has been in excellent form and under his leadership, Gujarat Titans have reached the top of the points table. He was barred from playing last year with a back injury. The 28-year-old is set to lead the team for the series starting in June at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Batting legend Virat Kohli has indicated that he wants to take a break from cricket and the selectors want to give breaks to several senior players, such as all-format captain Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, and pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Are included.

The selectors can reward those who perform well in the IPL to see how they perform on national duty. Also includes the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.

Shikhar Dhawan, who captained India’s second team for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka last year, could also be the option for Punjab Kings to open the batting after a stellar performance with the bat in the IPL. He scored over 400 runs in 13 matches, including three half-centuries and an unbeaten 88 at the top of the order. Apart from this, the other cricketer who could be on the team is Ishan Kishan, who could be included. Although Dinesh Karthik has also been in excellent form for RCB, it remains to be seen who will be India’s gloveman in the series. Suryakumar Yadav can make the team if he is fit, while Rahul Tewatia could get the finisher’s role in the team after his exploits for Gujarat Titans.