India vs South Africa 1st Test: BCCI announces Virat Kohli-led playing XI
India vs South Africa 1st Test: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the playing XI for the 1st Test match against Proteas, which is scheduled to be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, from October 2. The playing XI for the match is going to be led by Virat Kohli. https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1178931443176636416?s=20 Playing XI: Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Md Shami India recently played T20 series against South Africa, where the series was levelled by the visitors 1-1. Now, the three-match Test series will begin from October 2, where South Africa will kick-off its campaign for the ICC World Test Championship. Also Read: India vs South Africa 3rd T20: Proteas steal thunder; Quinton De Kock named Player of the Series Earlier, Indian Skipper Virat Kohli addressed pre-match Press Conference ahead of three-match home series against South Africa. He said, "Rohit has been in the Test set up for long time and it's an opportunity (as an opener) for both him and team. We're not looking for certain kind of batting from him, but to display his own flair. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1178931154105200640 Also, Wriddhiman Saha has been called in for the match, instead of Rishabh Pant. The Proteas are yet to announce the playing Xi, however, the wait is not far. The action will begin on Wednesday, 9:30 am onwards. -PTC News
