South African pace legend Dale Steyn left out India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant as he named his combined playing XI ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series between the two sides. The opening encounter takes place in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30.Steyn picked South Africa's veteran stumper Quinton de Kock as the wicketkeeper. The southpaw was also former Indian skipper Rohit Sharma's opening partner in his lineup.The cricketer-turned-commentator had ace batter Virat Kohli at No. 3 and the talented Tilak Varma at No. 4. Men in Blue's stand-in captain KL Rahul was the other wicketkeeper in the playing XI, with Steyn slotting him at No.5.He kept hard-hitting South African batter Dewald Brevis at No. 6, followed by all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Marco Jansen at No. 7 and No. 8, respectively.The 42-year-old's bowling attack consisted of left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and pacers Arshdeep Singh and Lungi Ngidi. He revealed the playing XI while speaking to Star Sports.Steyn's combined playing XI: Rohit Sharma (IND), Quinton de Kock (SA), Virat Kohli (IND), Tilak Varma (IND), KL Rahul (IND), Dewald Brevis (SA), Ravindra Jadeja (IND), Marco Jansen (SA), Kuldeep Yadav (IND), Arshdeep Singh (IND) and Lungi Ngidi (SA).No place for Rishabh Pant in former India wicketkeeper's preferred playing XI for IND vs SA 2025 1st ODIRishabh Pant returned to India's ODI team for the South Africa home series. He hasn't featured in the ODI side since August 2024.However, Pant didn't find a place in former cricketer Parthiv Patel's preferred playing XI for the opening fixture. He too shared his lineup while speaking to Star Sports.Parthiv's top order consisted of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers, with Virat Kohli at his usual No. 3 spot. He placed Tilak Varma at No. 4 and captain KL Rahul at No. 5.He went with two all-rounders, with Ravindra Jadeja being one of them. The ex-cricketer picked Kuldeep Yadav as the other spinner and suggested that the hosts should play three frontline pacers.Parthiv's playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy/Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, and Arshdeep Singh.