Virat Kohli and Dean Elgar pose with the trophy before the start of the first Test between India and South Africa. Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first.
India 8/0 after 5 overs: KL Rahul And Mayank Agarwal Opening the innings for India and Karnataka batsmen have a huge challenge in their hands. it was a bold call Virat Kohli Batting first in testing conditions and without sunlight, it has the advantage Kagiso Rabada And lungi ngidi, The ball is picking up steam quite intensely with Rabada and Ngidi. Mayank and Rahul have been watchful and the opening pair is steady, watching the line and dropping the balls outside the off-stump. South Africa drew a bizarre review as Rabada appealed for a catch from behind and the ball clearly touched Rahul’s left shoulder as he ducked against a rising short delivery. South Africa lost a review long ago in a Test match.
Virat Kohli’s India have won the toss against South Africa in Centurion and have decided to bat first.
Virat Kohli’s India is all set for the Boxing Day Test (1st Test) against South Africa at Centurion.
IND vs SA, 1st Test: Team combination in Kohli’s mind, India’s match against South Africa
Skipper Virat Kohli will be battling the aim of getting the tricky team combination right on several fronts as India have a real shot at winning their maiden series against South Africa, which is short on experience going into the competition, starting with the Boxing Day Test. .
Choice between an unexpected rookie like Shreyas Iyer and a proven but out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane For the number five slot, one is not enviable. It’s like choosing between a rock and a hard place for fear of the unknown being a constant factor.
Not to mention the tough call whether Shardul Thakur with better skills should be the fifth bowler in place ‘over the hill’. Ishant Sharma,
These are not the easiest to make decisions that require copious amounts of tactical skills mixed in equal proportion with proper communication skills.
In Mumbai, during the New Zealand Test, the team management could “rest” on the pretext of swallowing both Rahane and Ishant, but if the pair doesn’t make it to the playing XI on Sunday, it will be as good as being dropped.
In the last Test, he was “unofficially dropped” and in this one, he would be officially dropped.
Probable XI
India: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma
South Africa Dean Algary (captain), Aiden Markram, Keegan Peterson, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, quinton de kock, wian mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Duane Olivier, Lungi Ngidic
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