5 players who were unlucky to miss out from India's ODI squad for South Africa series

Basil Thampi

In the 2017 IPL, one player who caught everyone's eyes was Gujarat Lions' rookie bowler Basil Thampi and the Kerala pacer was deservingly awarded the Emerging Player of the Tournament.

Since then, he has been at the receiving end of praise from the former and current Indian players, thanks to the way he has bowled. Thampi is a fantastic death bowler who has a lethal yorker in his armory.

He was included in the India A side for the tri-series in South Africa and the following New Zealand A series in which he performed fairly well. He was rewarded for his good work when he was called up to the Indian squad for the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Unfortunately, he didn't get a chance to play in the first two matches. With Thampi being one of the four bowlers to travel to South Africa along with the Indian Test side, he will get used to the conditions in the Rainbow Nation ahead of the ODI series.