Team India has completed preparations for the first Test against South Africa. This game will be played in Centurion starting December 26th. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are ready to return to the field. Both players were sidelined after the 2023 World Cup. Team India has also included KL Rahul and KS Bharat in the team. But in the first test only one of them can get a chance. In such a situation, KL Rahul could take priority.
In fact, India had included Ishan Kishan in the Test team. But Ishaan withdrew his name. Therefore, KS Bharat got a place in Team India in his place. However, it is a bit difficult for him to get a place in the starting eleven. Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul could get a place in the playing XI. Rahul is older and experienced. He has performed well for Team India on many occasions. Therefore, his place is considered almost certain.
If we look at KS Bharat’s career so far, it has been good. He has shown strong performances many times in domestic matches. He has played 5 Test matches for Team India. But during this period he could only score 129 runs. He has scored 4878 runs in 146 innings in first-class matches. Bharat has scored 9 centuries and 27 half-centuries in this format. He scored a triple century. His best score was 308 runs. Bharat has scored 2167 runs in List A. Has set seven centuries and seven half centuries to music in this format.
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar.