BCCI announces 18-member squad for South Africa tour, Kohli Captain

The BCCI announced an 18-member Test squad for India's upcoming tour of South Africa. Headlining the announcement is Rohit Sharma, who has been handed the vice-captaincy role. Former VC Ajinkya Rahane, whose place was in grave danger following a poor run in the longest format, has been picked but only as a player.
Hanuma Vihari, who was snubbed from the New Zealand series, has been recalled following his impressive outings during the India A Tour against South Africa A. Having batted heroically to save the Sydney Test for India in January, Vihari missed the England series at home due to a hamstring and also the tour of the UK. With twin half-centuries - scores of 54 and 72 not out against South Africa A - Vihari presented a strong case for himself.
Moreover, star opener KL Rahul, who was ruled out of the NZ Tests just before the first day of the 1st Test due to a niggle, is also set to make his return. India had rested some of their key players like Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur for the previous series, all of whom have been named in the jumbo touring squad.
Jayant Yadav and Shreyas Iyer, for their fruitful outings against the Kiwis, have been rewarded with a ticket on the plane to the African nation as well, whereas the BCCI, in an official statement, revealed that Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel have been left out as they are nursing injuries.
In another mega announcement, the board confirmed the appointment of Rohit Sharma as the permanent T20I and ODI captain. The statement read: "The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward."
Squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice-captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj.
Standby Players: Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.