Sourav Ganguly continued to be excluded from the Indian team after the national selectors retained the winning combination that beat Sri Lanka 6-1 in the just-concluded, for the first three matches against South Africa.

The 15-member squad for first three matches against South Africa:

Rahul Dravid (captain), Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, J P Yadav, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, R P Singh, Sreesanth, Murali Kartik and Ajit Agarkar.