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The countdown to the start of the Test series between India and South Africa has begun. Indian cricket fans are also excited for the Boxing Day Test which will start from December 26. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen in the white jersey after a long time. There are also many young players in the Test squad against Africa. Jasprit Bumrah is also returning to Test cricket. Bumrah has not played Tests for a long time due to injury. Also, after the World Test Championship, India has played only two matches so far. With this, there is a lot of interest in the first Indo-Africa Test. It is noteworthy that India has not won a Test series in South Africa so far. But this time India’s overall bowling line-up is better. The batting is also very strong. So cricket pundits say that there is no better time to win a Test series on South African soil. Team India played a total of 8 Test series against South Africa on their soil from 1992 to 2022. One of these 8 series was tied. India lost 7 series. In 2010-2011, Mahendra Singh Dhoni led team India drew 1-1. Team India played the last Test series under the captaincy of Virat Kohli in 2021-2022. Due to this, they had to lose this series by 1-2. Now, for the first time this year, the Test is being played under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. It has become a challenge for Team India to win this series in front of Rohit Sharma. Also, many of the Indian team players are competing in South Africa for the first time. It will be a challenge for Rohit to trust the young players and get good performances from them.
India played three Test matches at the Centurion Super Sports Park where the first Test will be held. It has two losses and one win. South Africa’s average score on this ground is 315 runs, while India’s is 259 runs. 621 is the highest score in the history of South African centurions. It came against Sri Lanka in 2020. In this match, the Proteas innings won by 45 runs. India’s highest score on this ground was 459 in 2010. But in this match too, India lost by an innings of 25 runs. South Africa’s lowest score on this ground is 116. South Africa achieved this feat against West Indies this year. In the end, South Africa won by 87 runs. India’s lowest score is 136. It was recorded in 2010.
Meanwhile, Team India’s stars Mohammed Shami and Ishan Kishan both withdrew from the Test series. Mohammed Shami is injured. But Ishan Kishan said that he will not play due to personal reasons. Ruthuraj Gaikwad also missed the series due to a finger injury. And it remains to be seen whether Virat Kohli will return to India due to the emergency and be available for the first Test.
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