India vs South Africa The second Test between South Africa and India will be Dean Elgar’s final outing in international cricket, and South Africa will be hoping to win. Elgar will take Temba Bavuma, the injured captain of South Africa,’s position.
In the first Test matchup against India, the southpaw struck an incredible century. In an attempt to completely destroy India, Elgar and South Africa will now try to maintain the momentum in the upcoming Test match.
On Wednesday, January 3, the second and final Test is slated to begin in Cape Town’s Newlands. In addition to losing, the foreign team lost two World Test Championship (WTC) points for their sluggish over rate in the first Test.
The goal for the Indian batting team in the last match is to put up an inspired display and forget over their dismal showing in the Centurion Test. Pacer Avesh Khan was chosen by the Indian team management to be a member of the bowling squad for the second Test.
When, where, and what will the second Test match between South Africa and India be held?
The second Test between South Africa and India is set to begin on Wednesday, January 3. The second Test match between South Africa and India is set to take place at Newlands in Cape Town. The second Test between South Africa and India is set to begin at 1:30 PM IST.
India’s probable starting eleven are: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna/Avesh Khan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul (w).
Probable XI for South Africa: Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Dean Elgar (captain).
India’s late-2017 tour of South Africa was meant to mark the start of something really extraordinary. a year full of international travel, first to England and then to Australia and South Africa.
Four years prior, when they were at the height of their abilities as international cricket players, players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane had gone through a similar cycle.
Having taken chances in the past, it was their chance to take advantage of the situation. Nevertheless, India emerged victorious in both South Africa and England, and then won their maiden Test series in Australia.
India has won twice in Australia and levelled a Test series in England after its victory in those series. The nation where they have yet to win a Test series is South Africa, which continues to be the last frontier. That was the slogan used during their tour two years ago with Kohli, and it was also used at the beginning of the current series with Rohit.
And when they take the field in Cape Town on Wednesday, nothing will change. Not only have they missed this opportunity to leave their mark on the Rainbow Nation, but also their last three visits.
There is a big difference between this tour and the last two, even though there are several reasons why India lost. This is the first time in ten years that Rohit and Kohli are not leading the way. Where Rohit and Pujara formerly stood, people like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal protect the slip cordon.
Rahane used to be near the gully where Shreyas Iyer is now. And that very well covers the current state of affairs for the Indian Test team. The long-ago shift is reaching a point where the younger generation is surpassing the older generation, and it is becoming evident. Just four Tests have been played by Jaiswal, three by Gill, and one by Iyer. Gill has batted at No. 3 only three times.
It was also the first time for Rohit, Rahane, Pujara, and Kohli to set foot on South African soil ten years ago. But Kohli had already proven he was Sachin Tendulkar‘s heir apparent at number four, and he made it very evident during that tour when he scored a century. He then followed it up with another in New Zealand, and later in 2014, he broke more hundreds in Australia.
During the lengthy home season, Pujara amassed a century in Johannesburg and eventually contributed to the suffering of the Australians. That season, Rahane, Murali Vijay, and Shikhar Dhawan made an impact by scoring hundreds of runs in at least one of the SENA nations. That season was, in many respects, the turning point for India’s Test batting in the next ten years.