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The Test series between India and South Africa will begin from December 26. In the wake of the World Test Championship, it is essential for Team India to win this series. However, before the start of the Test series, the Indian team is facing severe setbacks. Virat Kohli returned home from South Africa due to personal reasons. Also, Team India’s young batsman Ruthuraj Gaikwad has also missed the two-match series with Safaris. He injured his right finger while trying to take a catch in the 2nd ODI against South Africa. Ruthuraj Gaikwad has not yet recovered from this injury. He was removed from the team. West Bengal batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran has been replaced by Rutu Raj. As Abhimanyu, who is currently in the India A team, is in South Africa, BCCI has selected him in the team instead of Ruthuraj. Playing for Team India A in India’s warm-up matches, Iswaran scored an unbeaten 61 on Day 2. As a result of this amazing performance, he has now joined the Indian team as a Bengal batsman.
While Abhimanyu Easwaran had earlier secured a place in Team India’s Test squad. But he could not get a chance in the final team. Now, after four years, he got a chance to join the team again. Let’s see if he gets lucky this time.
Talented Opener:
Abhimanyu Easwaran is a talented opener from West Bengal. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in 2013. Impressed with his consistent performance. Easwaran scored over 6,000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 47.24. As a result of this good performance, now Abhimanyu has got a chance again in Team India.
Indian Test Team:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Kumar, Mukesh Kumar Bumrah (vice-captain), Pardish Krishna , Abhimanyu Iswaran.
India-South Africa Test Series Schedule:
From December 26 – First Test (Centurion) From January 3 – Second Test (Cape Town)
Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out of the Test series vs South Africa.
– Abhimanyu Easwaran named as the replacement for Ruturaj. pic.twitter.com/2xYVj9v2wZ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 23, 2023
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