Jasprit Bumrah is back in action ahead of the Test series against South Africa-Watch

The Indian Cricket Team will be seen in action against South Africa in the all-round format that starts on December 10, 2023. T20 Internationals will be played first, followed by ODIs and Tests. The series comes after an incredible ICC ODI World Cup run but losing the final, and a successful 5-match T20I series wins 4-1.

3 things you need to know 

• India vs South Africa 1st T20I will be played on Sunday 
• India beat Australia by 4-1 in 5 match T20I series 
• India lost the ODI World Cup final to Australia by 6 wickets 

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Jasprit Bumrah is back in training with blistering yorkers ahead of the Test series

The 2023 World Cup Final ended, and Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took a little break before returning to training. Bumrah is rested for the white-ball series against South Africa and missed the T20I series against Australia despite being one of the tournament's best performers. He is expected to return in the next two Test matches, which start on December 26.

One of the best bowlers in the world, Bumrah, demonstrated his abilities in the white-ball format after recovering from back surgery. After serving as the team's captain during the Ireland T20I series, he excelled at the 2023 World Cup. Notably, Bumrah displayed incredible technique in the final round versus Australia and was unlucky not to remove Travis Head, who went on to win Player of the Match in the summit match.

Bumrah hasn't played red-ball cricket since July 2022, when he took on England. Ben Stokes' England side defeated the team that Bumrah captained during that Test match when Rohit Sharma was away.

Before the Test series against South Africa, Bumrah is shown on camera demonstrating his dedication and energy while working out with the red ball in an Instagram video. India has yet to win a Test series in South Africa, so they are hoping for a solid showing against the Proteas. India lost 2-1 in a hard-fought series during their previous tour.

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India's Squad for the two Tests vs  South Africa

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.