India are ready to conquer their ‘final frontier’ but as always South Africa are not going to be an easy team to defeat. Team India have never won a Test series in the Rainbow Nation and the upcoming Test series gives them another opportunity to change that dubious record.
They will have Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah returning. These players missed the white-ball assignments on the tour to rest, recover and prepare for the Test series. India, however, will be without Mohammed Shami who is out due to an ankle injury and Ruturaj Gaikwad was replaced by Abhimanyu Easwaran, Gaikwad is suffering a finger injury.
Ishan Kishan has pulled out of the Test series due to ‘mental fatigue’.
For South Africa, pacers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi will be back after missing the T20Is and ODIs.
Dean Elgar has announced that he will retire after the Test series against India.
Let’s check out all the details about the upcoming Test series.
India vs South Africa Head-to-Head in Tests
South Africa have a slight edge over India in Tests, having won 17 out of 42 Tests as compared to India’s record of 15 victories. India, however, have a horrible record in South Africa. Since 1992, India have played 23 Tests in South Africa, winning just four, losing 12 and drawing seven.
India vs South Africa Test Series Schedule
1st Test: 26-30 December, SuperSport Park, Centurion
2nd Test: 3-7 January, Newlands Cricket Ground, Capetown
India vs South Africa Test Series Broadcast And Live Streaming Details:
The Test series between India and South Africa will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network in India. The live streaming of the Test series will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
India vs South Africa Test Series Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne
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