Ind vs SA first Test: Potential playing XI, team news and updates

South African tour of India in 2019 began with an anti-climactic opening T20 in Dharamshala as it ended in a washout. While hosts won second T20I, Proteas came back strongly in third game in Bengaluru to level three-match series 1-1. As action w shifts to game’s longest format, visitors are fresh-off facing Indian Board President's XI in a much-needed three-day practise game at Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex in Vizianagaram. 

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India vs South Africa first Test potential playing XI: Story so far

Ever since its inauguration in 2015, upcoming series will be third edition of Freedom Trophy between  two nations. While hosts India won inaugural edition by blanking visitors 3-0 in 4 Tests, Proteas responded with a 2-1 series win when India toured South Africa in 2018. Even though South Africa will go into upcoming series as current trophy holders, y still have a gruelling Indian winter of three Test matches ahe. ongoing tour started with a three-match T20I series which ended in a 1-1 draw.  

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Potential playing XI for both teams

upcoming Freedom Trophy will also launch South Africa’s campaign in ongoing ICC World Test Championships. first Test is scheduled to start on October 2 which will also coincide with Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. India’s leing pacer Jasprit Bumrah suffered a stress fracture which prompted him to be ruled out of first Test. Out of 15-man squ for both teams for upcoming Tests, here are potential XI players who might step onto field on October 2 –

Indian team – Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma

South African team – Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (vc), Quinton de Kock (wk), unis de Bruyn, Dean Elgar, Senuran Muthusamy, Aiden Markram, Vern Philander, Kagiso Raba, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj

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