India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Battle for Test Supremacy resumes

India vs South Africa, 1^st Test: Indian Team is going to don white jersey against Proteas in a three-match Test series, which is going, to begin at Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, from Wednesday onwards. With India’s Playing XI being announced on the eve of the match, the excitement and the expectations are high, as the team is going to step in the field with no Bumrah, Dhawan, and Kul-Cha (Kuldeep Yadav-Yuzvendra Chahal). Also, the team has decided to give Rohit Sharma an opportunity to open the innings for India, along with the youngster Mayank Agarwal. India’s Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami South Africa Test Squad:  Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Faf du Plessis(c), Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock(w), Zubayr Hamza, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Piedt, Heinrich Klaasen, Anrich Nortje, Senuran Muthusamy Did you know? Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis has in Asia, a batting average of 22.38 from 12 Tests, while this drops to 21.19 against the spinners. He has fallen to spinners for 16 times out of 19. R Ashwin and R Jadeja, the spin duo, has a bowling average of 17.5 and 13.9 respectively in Tests against South Africa. Out of 70 scalps of South Africa in the 2015 series, the duo bagged 54 wickets. Impact Players: India: For the hosts, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli, often known as run-machine, along with the wall Cheteshwar Pujara are the men to watch out for, as if they survive early 30-40 balls, they then have the capability to demoralise opponents. Likewise, Ashwin and Jadeja, who took 54 wickets in 2015, are the biggest threat for Proteas, keeping in mind, the absence of Amla and De Villiers (retired). South Africa: Proteas T20 Skipper Quinton De Kock, who recently leveled the T20 series against the hosts, is looking confident. Likewise, Captain Faf Du Plessis and Temba Bavuma, who are known as a Test specialist, are men to watch out for, as these two have the potential to play long innings. Kagiso Rabada, an impact player across every format is ready to pose difficult questions, along with the pace-machine Lungi Ngidi. Ind vs SA, Head to Head (Since 1992/93):

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