Kagiso Rabada ruled out of 1st India Test: Details here
What's the story
South Africa's key pacer Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the first Test against India due to an injury. The fast bowler hurt his rib during training ahead of the match at Eden Gardens. Proteas captain Temba Bavuma announced the news at the toss, confirming that Rabada will not be participating in this crucial encounter. Here are further details.
Team details
South Africa's playing XI for the 1st Test
With Rabada missing out, South Africa have inducted Corbin Bosch in the XI. Meanwhile, the visitors won the toss and elected to bat. Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, captain Bavuma, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, and Kyle Verreynne make up the top seven. Marco Jansen and Bosch are the fast bowlers, while Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj are the spinners in this lineup.
Team composition
India name 4 spinners in playing XI
In a surprising move, Team India has named four spinners in their playing XI for the match. The team includes Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel. This decision comes as a major shift from India's usual strategy and is likely to have a significant impact on the game's outcome at Eden Gardens. As Sai Sudharsan misses out, Sundar is likely to bat in the top four.
Team composition
Here are the playing XIsÂ
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj.