Indian cricket group will return to red-ball cricket after 5 months as they tackle hosts South Africa in the primary Test match in Centurion beginning on December 26. Captain Rohit Sharma and different senior figures may even be in motion for the primary time since their heartbreaking defeat in the ICC World Cup 2023 last on November 19.Â
After a 1-1 draw in T20Is, the Men in Blue recorded a 2-1 collection win against the Proteas underneath KL Rahul‘s management on December 21. KL Rahul turned the one second Indian captain in historical past to record an ODI collection win in South Africa.Â
Now Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid are in search of a maiden Test collection win on South African soil in a two-match collection. South Africa have all the time dominated each opponent in Tests at dwelling however the Indian group has the perfect likelihood to create historical past after dominant performances throughout codecs in the 12 months 2023.
India vs South Africa Head-to-Head Test record:
In Tests, South Africa barely leads the general head-to-head record against India with 17 wins and 15 defeats in 42 matches. South Africa additionally recorded a 2-1 collection win when each groups final clashed against one another two years in the past.
| Matches Played | India Won | South Africa Won | Draw | Tie/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
IND vs SA Head-to-Head Test Record in South Africa:
| Matches Played | India Won | South Africa Won | Draw | Ties/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
At dwelling, South Africa have a surprising record against the Indian group with 12 wins in 23 Test matches and have suffered solely 4 defeats to date. India’s final Test win in South Africa got here in throughout the Boxing Day conflict in 2021 underneath Virat Kohli’s captaincy.
India have received three of their final 5 Test encounters against South Africa however historical past stays with the latter.
India Test Squad for South Africa collection: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, Abhimanyu Easwaran
South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk)
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