The BCCI recently announced the Indian squad for the tough tour of South Africa. There were few surprises, but, unfortunately, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, and Axar Patel missed out due to injury issues. Ajinkya Rahane has retained his place as a player despite his poor returns in recent times. India will play three Tests in South Africa, starting with the Boxing Day Test from December 26 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The Test series will be part of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. Ahead of the start of the three-match series, we analyze what could be India’s best playing XI for the series.
OPENERS: MAYANK AGARWAL, KL RAHUL
The openers pretty much pick themselves up as Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the series after injuring his left hamstring during a practice session in Mumbai. KL Rahul was fantastic during the Test series in England, under challenging conditions and against a quality England pace attack. A more significant challenge awaits them in the Rainbow nation. Can they pass it with flying colors?
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