India Tour of South Africa - 2018

[Shivraj]

Stats

• Faf du Plessis has captained South Africa in seven home Tests, winning six and drawing one
• If he can take five wickets in this Test, Mohammed Shami will join Irfan Pathan as the second-fastest India fast bowler to 100 Test wickets
• Historically Newlands has been the most productive South African venue for spinners, with 506 wickets going to them at an average of 33.07. Kingsmead has offered them a better average, 28.73, but 122 fewer wickets in 11 fewer Tests.

 

[Kiran Reddy]

Pitch report in Hindi by Sunil Gavaskar

 

[Sagar]

South Africa have won the toss & elected to bat first.

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah

 

[Shivraj]

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat

 

[Sai Jai]

may @Gobinaath bro you are happy with news that Bumrah paying his first test

Happy but why specifically bro

 

[Shivraj]

Happy but why specifically bro

:blush: nothing

 

[Sagar]

Someone talking on telephone on Sony Ten 3 just check in background

 

[Shivraj]

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah

South Africa's XI: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada

 

[Sai Jai]

Rhodes looking fit & charm :kiss:

 

[Vijay Krish]

Wow this is interesting. Rohit ahead of Rahane. Bumrah ahead of Ishant.. Hardik Pandya included ahead of 6th batsmen that too overseas. Really hats off to Virat. I dont know whether this is the perfect XI for the 1st Test of an overseas tour but surely its a gutsy brave desicion.

Go for it INDIA!!!! Great attitude on display already!!!