Jadeja recalled for first two Tests against South Africa

Sharma's selection clears doubts over his fitness after he had sustained a hamstring injury during a Ranji game last week. Sharma will, however, miss the first Test following a one-Test ban after admitting to charges of misconduct during the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in August-September.

The selectors also made just one change –paceman Sreenath Arvind for Umesh Yadav – to the ODI squad for the remaining two matches in the five-match series, which the tourists lead 2-1. The fourth ODI will be played in Chennai on October 22.

Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was rested for the remaining ODIs to recover from a side strain that saw him sit out of the second and third ODIs.

The four-Test Freedom series will commence on November 5 in Mohali, followed by matches in Bengaluru, Nagpur and Delhi.

The squads:

India ODI squad: MS Dhoni (capt, wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Mohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, S Arvind, Stuart Binny, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Mann.

India Test squad (first two Tests): Virat Kohli (capt), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma. Board President XI: Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Unmukt Chand, Karun Nair, Shreyar Iyer, Naman Ojha, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Nathu Singh, Karn Sharma, Sheldon Jackson.