IND vs SA: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada WON’T play in ODI series, here’s why

No replacement will be brought in for Rabad as there is an extended squad in place in the Bio-Secure Environment (BSE).

South Africa star pacer Kagiso Rabada has been released from the team for the upcoming series against India, confirms Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday (January 18).

The decision has been taken due to high workloads over a sustained period of time and the need for him to recover prior to the outbound Test series against New Zealand next month.

"No replacement will be brought in for him as there is an extended squad in place in the Bio-Secure Environment (BSE), but George Linde has been retained from the Test team as an extra spin-bowling option for the series," stated an official Cricket South Africa (CSA) release.