: South Africa vs India, first Test: Rahane returns for Kohli’s men; Siraj, Thakur get the nod too #IndiaNEWS After missing the second Test against in New Zealand in Mumbai due to a reported hamstring

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South Africa vs India, first Test: Rahane returns for Kohli’s men; Siraj, Thakur get the nod too #IndiaNEWS
After missing the second Test against in New Zealand in Mumbai due to a reported hamstring issue, former India captain (and vice captain) Ajinkya Rahane returned to the playing XI as Virat Kohli named a team with four pacers for the series opener against South Africa in Centurion on Sunday. Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first. “I can tell you the combination we have for bowling is three pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed Shami, an allrounder in Shardul Thakur and spinner Ashwin Ravichandran,� the captain said. In Rohit’s absence, vice captain KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are at the top of the order. There were plenty of eyes on what India will choose to do for the middle order, and it turned out they backed up their comments in the press about trusting the proven performers of the past by indeed trusting them in the first Test. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have both been short of runs, but both have past experience of playing in South Africa. The hosts handed a debut to tall left-arm pacer Marco Jansen. South Africa’s fast bowling remains their strength but the loss of Anrich Nortje due to an injury is a...Read more

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