Lagatar24 Desk
Centurion, Dec 26: India won the toss on Sunday and opted to bat first in the first test of the three-match series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.
Interestingly, India has never won a Test series in South Africa and Kohli would look this time to create history on the Proteas turf.
At the time of the toss, Kohli said, “We will bat first. runs on the board playing away home has been our strength. The pitch tends to quicken up here on Day 2-3. Our success away from home started from the series we played here last time. A very challenging place to play”.
India Playing XI: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinka Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
South Africa Playing XI: Dean Elgar (c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock(w), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
