India South Africa Tour Ind Vs SA First Indian Pretest Playing Xi And Combination
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- South Africa India Tour Kicks Off December 26
- The three-game test series will begin with the Boxing Day test.
- India will face challenges regarding playing XI
Team India will look to fly the flag in South Africa after performing brilliantly on the grounds of Australia and England. The first match of the three-test series between India and South Africa will be played from December 26. In this match, Virat Kohli will have to work hard for the XI he plays.
In the Mumbai test against New Zealand, Rahane and Ishant were eliminated by the management of the Indian team due to injuries, but if they fail to reach the XI on Sunday, they will be considered to have been eliminated. India first toured South Africa in 1992, but has yet to win a series of tests here.
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In such a situation, Kohli would not want to leave a stone unturned to become the first captain to achieve this feat. South Africa is no longer a strong team in international cricket, having undergone a period of transformation over the years. In view of this, it is considered a great opportunity for Kohli and his team.
The Indian team looks better than its rivals and, if it shows itself better also on the field, it will be able to win the series in South Africa for the first time. This series is important in many ways for the Indian team, especially Kohli, and he will be determined to make it memorable. Kohli will seek to dominate a team whose only two players, captain Dean Elgar (69 tests) and wicket hitter Quinton de Kock (53 tests) have played more than 50 games.
There is good news for India that one of the fastest bowlers in the world, Enrich Norcia, will not be there to support Kagiso Rabada. As far as Indian hitters go, they won’t care much about left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. While Kohli will have to bring out the best in his players against a team that is considered relatively weak, he will also have to play big innings as he has not been able to score a century in international cricket since 2019.
Meanwhile, his average was under 30, which is not in favor of his fame. Before the start of the tour, Kohli had started a new discussion by targeting Sourav Ganguly, president and former captain of the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI). But those who know Kohli understand that such incidents motivate the Indian captain to perform well.
Kohli looked in good shape during the networking session. Along with this, he would like vice-captain KL Rahul to repeat his performance for England and Cheteshwar Pujara also makes a great score. For the No. 5 hitter, Iyer appears to have the upper hand over Rahane, but here he will have to deal with long deliveries from a bowler like Duane Oliver. Centurion’s pitch anyway gets faster as the match progresses.
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Rishabh Pant has also performed well in difficult conditions and skipper Kohli will also have no problem hitting spinner Maharaj by six with the help of one hand. Indian hitters, however, must be careful with Rabada and Duane. Jasprit Bumrah can make the difference between the two teams with his fast bowling.
He’s coming back from his sabbatical and ready to take the ordeal of hitters like Elgar, Temba Bavuma and De Kock. If Bumrah and Mohammed Shami take over the first rank, it won’t be easy for the rest of the South African hitters to face Ravichandran Ashwin.
Squad: India: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (week), Jayant Yadav, Priyank Panchal, Umesh Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, Ishant Sharma
South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Temba Bavuma (vice-captain), Quinton de Kock (week), Kagiso Rabada, Sarel Ervi, Beuran Hendrix, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Markram, Viaan Mulder, Keegan Pietersen, Rasi Van der Dussen, Kyle Verne, Marco Jensen, Glenton Sturman, Prenelan Subrian, Sisanda Magala, Ryan Rickelton, Duane Oliver.
The match will start at 1:30 pm India time.
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