'Don't see that happening': Harbhajan resolves India's biggest issues ahead of IND vs SA 1st Test

India are about to indulge in a much-anticipated Test match with South Africa on Boxing Day. Following a successful ODI series. the onus will be in the host to come all guns blazing in the two-match Test series. South Africa has not been a happy hunting place for India over the years.

3 things you need to know

• India will play South Africa in the first Test on Boxing Day
• Team India claimed the ODI series 2-1
• Rohit Sharma will lead the team once again

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Team India will take on South Africa in the 1st test

Rohit Sharma will lead India once again after having time off as he and Virat Kohli weren't a part of the white ball series. But the selection committee named a pretty strong squad which will try to break the South African hoodoo as India are yet to win a Test series on South African soil.

A lot of talks have been going on regarding the perfect combination against the Proteas and Harbhajan Singh picked up his preferred playing XI. The former Indian spinner feels India should go with three pacers and two spinners as Ravichandran Ashwin should play ahead of Shardul Thakur.

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Harbhajan Singh picks up his preferred playing Xi against South Africa

On his YouTube channel, Harbhajan said, "According to me Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open. Shubman Gill would come in at number three and the fourth spot will be for Virat Kohli. The fifth and sixth spots belong to Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul respectively. For number seven Ravindra Jadeja but the biggest question comes at number 8 with Ashwin and Shardul available. I feel Ashwin should play at number 8 because you have Jasprit Bumrah for number 9, Siraj for 10 and Prasidh Krishna for 11.

“But here I feel the conditions will be hot, the pitch will be hard, the bounce will be there and you have three pacers so I think India should go with two spinners. I feel South Africa would love to play pace so I think you should play on your strength I feel Ashwin should play but I don't see that happening.”