Team India will play against South Africa in two test match series starting from 26th December 2023. It promises to be an exciting series as the Indian team has not had any Test series on South African soil since 1992/93.
Last time, India won the first Test at Super Sport Park, Centurion before losing next two Test matches at Johannesburg and Cape Town to lose the series 1-2.
The Indian Team is currently at the top 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship cycle while South Africa will be playing their first Test match during this cycle. Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of series due to various reasons.
Here we look at the teams for the Test series:
Indian Team
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar.
South African Team
Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma ©, Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Tristian Stubbs, Kyle Verryene, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Gerlad Coetzee, Nandie Burger, David Bedingham, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada.
Schedule of Test series between India and South Africa
- India vs South Africa (Super Sport Park, Centurion)- 26th-30th December 2023
- India vs South Africa (Newlands, Cape Town)- 3rd-7th January 2024.
It promises to be an exciting series as the Indian team would be looking to prove his worth on tough batting pitches on South Africa.
Key Indian Players To Watch Out For
The Indian Team needs their batting to click on South African soil. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play key roles for the Indian batting to post decent total helping them to put pressure on South African batting.
The conditions in South Africa are very tough for the batters as there is variable bounce that would create doubt. Jasprit Bumrah and Co would look to create pressure on the South African batting that will make life tough.
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