SA vs IND – The Test series between South Africa and Team India kicks off in just two days on December 26 at Centurion. All eyes are on the potential playing 11 after coach Rahul Dravid hinted at the lineup following today’s practice.
Rahul Dravid addressed the wicketkeeper question, stating that KL Rahul will handle the duties, facing a challenging task after shouldering the responsibility in the ODI series. KL Rahul, initially an opener, made a significant decision to bat in the middle order after recovering from injury, now establishing himself as a regular middle-order batsman for Team India.
The first Test at Centurion is expected to favor bowlers initially and then offer support for spinners, according to the pitch report. Consequently, Team India is likely to field the following squad:
First Test Squad – Team India Playing 11 –
Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Famous Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
Team India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Iswaran, KL Rahul (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (WK).
