Visakhapatnam: The first match of the three-Test series between India and South Africa is going to start today. Earlier, there was a T20 series between the two teams which was equal to 1 - 1. India made a clean sweep in the series of two Test matches in the West Indies. India topped the points table in the ICC World Test Championship with 120 points. India will try to stay on top by winning the series against South Africa. In the first Test, Rohit Sharma will start his new innings as an opener.
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Rishabh Pant has not got a chance in playing XI. Wriddhiman Saha will play his first international match after 22 months in place of Pant. The match will be played at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The match will be played on Wednesday (2 October) at 9.30 am Indian time. Toss will be at 9.00 am. The live series of this Test series between India and South Africa can be seen on Star Sports Network.
The fun of Hindi commentary can also be enjoyed here. Watch live streaming of this match on Hotstar. You can also watch on Jio TV app. Jio users must have prime membership to watch these matches. The two teams are as follows -
India - Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Riddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Shubman Gill.
South Africa - Faf du Plessis (captain), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton De Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubair Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Eric Nortje, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada and Rudy Second.