The decision was taken at the apex council meeting of the BCCI held in Kolkata on Saturday.
India beat South Africa by seven runs in the final match of ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2024.
IND vs SA, World Cup 2023: It was a packed-house in Kolkata as India posted a big 326-run total on board, thanks to Virat Kohli's record equaling 49th ton and Shreyas Iyer's 77 off 87 balls.
It was a special innings from Kohli as it also came on the occasion of his 35th birthday. Kohli scored 101 off 121 balls and he took 277 innings to reach the milestone.
While both teams still have one round left to play, the face-off between India and the Proteas is already gearing momentum as India with their all-round package and South Africa.
India are currently sixth in the Super League standings. Only Zimbabwe (12th) and Netherlands (13th) are below South Africa in the standings.
Rohit Sharma scored five hundreds during the 2019 ICC World Cup, the most any batsman has ever scored in a single edition.
Pandya last played an international match September 2019. If he is selected for the first ODI that will be played in Dharamsala on Thursday, it will be his first ODI match since July 2019.
India are coming into the series on the back of a series whitewash in New Zealand whereas the Proteas whitewashed Australia in their last ODI series back home.
Having worked at the National Cricket Academy, Bhuvneshwar also played in the DY Patil T20 tournament and the bowler made it clear that he wanted to test himself in match conditions.
