In the first test match between India (IND) and South Africa (SA), the Indian team took a 1-0 lead in the series. The next game between the two teams will be played in Johannesburg from January 3. In the first test match, the Indian bowlers performed brilliantly and took the turn of the match by bargaining cheaply to the hosts on both innings. Even though the Indian team won this match, the performance of the Indian batsmen was not good. Other than KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, none of the players were able to reach the middle of the centuries. We are telling you about two of those players, who can be eliminated from the XI game in the next match.
Starters KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal hit brilliantly in the first inning. Rahul scored 123 while Mayank contributed 60 runs. Apart from him, Ajinkya Rahane scored 48 and Virat Kohli scored 35 runs. In the second inning, the batters completely flopped and the team was out for just 174 runs. Rishabh Pant scored 34 runs in the second inning.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who have been battling bad form for a long time, did not play in the first match against South Africa. Pujara came out without opening an account in the first inning and was only able to score 16 runs in the second inning. Aside from this, Rahane scored 48 runs in the first inning, while he scored 20 runs in the second inning. Both hitters have been flopping for a long time. In such a situation, it will be difficult for both of them to get a place in the game XI of the next match.
Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari have done well in test cricket in the recent past. Iyer made his Test debut against New Zealand and scored a century and a half in the opener. While the Hanuma Vihari team has done well in South Africa playing from the same side. Both batters can have a shot in the next game.
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