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It will be interesting to see how India will play out their spin combination for the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, in Centurion. Will India go with one spinner or go all-out and play both the experienced all-rounders?
The spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are discussing their game ahead of the first Test against the Proteas. Ashwin posted a video on his official handle on X captioned, “What could be the secret Jadeja is sharing here?”
What could be the secret @imjadeja is sharing here pic.twitter.com/jrcYfDHOlS— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) December 23, 2023
India’s bowling has taken a hit as Mohammed Shami who was a doubt ahead of the first Test was unable to clear the fitness test as per the official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Ashwin will also be eager to participate in both the Tests considering that he is 11 wickets behind the 500 Test wickets milestone. He has also been crucial to India’s success during their overseas red-ball games.
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Other notable members who are missing out from the squads are the batting pair of Cheteshwar Pujara and former vice-captain of the Test side, Ajinkya Rahane both of whom have had a bad run of form as of late.
Rohit Sharma on the other hand will make his return to International cricket after his heartbreaking loss as captain when his side lost to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup hosted in India.
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India will have another issue with regards to their wicket-keeping options with Ishan Kishan having withdrawn from the squad. KL Rahul could be expected to don the gloves once again.
India’s Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk).
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