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Chahar's replacement named for South Africa ODIs

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Chahar complained of a stiff back after the T20Is and did not play the first ODI in Lucknow, which South Africa won by 9 runs.

He has now been replaced in the squad by all-rounder Washington Sundar.

Sundar, who last played an ODI in February 2022, has played four matches in the format for India and picked up five wickets and scored 57 runs.

Meanwhile, Chahar will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to be monitored by the medical team there.

India are 1-0 down in the series and will play the second ODI in Ranchi on 9 October and the final ODI in Delhi on 11 October. Crucial ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League points are on stake for South Africa, who will be hoping for direct qualification to the Cricket World Cup in 2023. India have already qualified on account of being the tournament hosts.

India’s ODI squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Rajat Patidar, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar