South Africa lost Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock among several experienced batters in recent years, leaving Elgar and Temba Bavuma to shoulder a heavy burden.
South Africa will open their T20 World Cup campaign against Australia on October 23 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The second India-South Africa Test began at the Imperial Wanderers in Johannesburg on Monday.
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
'South Africa remains an unconquered bastion. Remember, the Proteas are no pushovers in their own backyard, but we have got the firepower and the arsenal to match that.'
Game six of the Super 12 competition in the T20 World Cup will see South Africa take on the West Indies at the Dubai international cricket stadium beginning 1530 this afternoon.
India, who have three wins from four games, are the best positioned from the group to make it to the semi-finals.
Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been added to the squad as injury replacements but they do not figure in the World Cup-bound squad, as of now.
Due to the congested international schedule including the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, there are no alternative dates available
The first India-South Africa Test began at the Centurion in South Africa on Sunday.
Former South African players have blamed the humiliating defeat in the Johannesburg Test to "boastful over-confidence".
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
'The next game is obviously a big one for us against the Netherlands in Adelaide. Have to put this one behind quickly, take whatever learnings we can.'
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between the Netherlands and South Africa, in Adelaide, on Sunday.
Chahal finished with 5-22 in 8.2 overs, ripping through the middle-order as India won the toss and skittled their hosts for 118, South Africa's lowest total in home ODI matches.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
Elgar's tactics and decision-making were terrible, says Simon Katich
South Africa were bowled out for 152 in the first innings at the formerly-named Brisbane Cricket Ground. They were then routed for 99 shortly after tea on day two, leaving Australia needing just 34 runs for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Coach Boucher ruing the absence of Aiden Markram during the series but was impressed by one Indian player
The move was widely seen as an acknowledgement for his all-format consistency over the years.
Umesh was brought in as Shami's replacement
With batsman Steve Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green in reserve in the squad, some pundits had called on Australia to make changes for the next Super 12 game against former champions Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.
India took a seven-point lead over their closest rival in England in the ICC T20 rankings
Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday.
David Warner slogged his way to his third double-hundred from 254 balls before succumbing to cramps and limping off with the aid of a trainer.
'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's not the worst thing.'
A B de Villiers, who is not keen on coaching, could take over as RCB mentor.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series, on Friday.
South Africa rode on some excellent bowling to clinch a one-run win over New Zealand in a thrilling Group D clash of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's on Tuesday.
In a significant first for world cricket, the International Cricket Council has named an all-female panel of match officials for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa.
South Africa's openers have struggled and the skipper said losing Quinton de Kock to injury has affected the team.
'We have just got to play very good cricket. The T20 series is in the past. It is a whole new story now. India will try to bounce back and hopefully we will stop them' 'We have got a very balanced bowling attack. But we don't lean too much on the spinners or the seam bowlers. We have got firepower in all the departments of our bowling'
The announcement came hours after South Africa lost their three-match Test series in England.
India, who finished on 240-8, are missing key white-ball players who are in Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup.
India lead Group 2 with two wins in as many games while South Africa are second with three points
Rossouw determined to continue his roller-coaster ride
A weakened South African batting line-up has been 'crippled further' by the sudden retirement of the seasoned Quinton de Kock, said the country's former star batter Hashim Amla.
The dominant home side, playing in a changed pink kit in aid of breast cancer awareness, eased to victory with a full 18 overs to spare as De Villiers led the way with 60 from 61 balls.
Rodrigues was one of the pillars of the Indian team that went all the way into the finals of the Commonwealth Games
Images from the T20 world Cup Super 12 match between Bangladesh and South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.
