SA vs IND: Team India took part in the training session before the first Test on Sunday.© BCCI/Twitter
Team India earlier took part in the training session First Test against CenturionStarting on Sunday 26th December. After reaching South Africa last week, Team India is gearing up for the three-match Test series. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Has been providing regular updates about the team’s preparations for the series. A day before the first Test, BCCI shared a series of photos in a series of tweets to give fans a glimpse of the team’s final preparations for the Boxing Day Test.
In the pictures, Test captain Virat Kohli and other Indian players can be seen sweating in the nets under the watchful eyes of head coach Rahul Dravid.
“Just a sleep away from the series opener,” BCCI wrote on its official Twitter handle along with these pictures.
Just a sleep away from the series opener! #teamindia #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/0OrU8zDmFQ
—BCCI (@BCCI) December 25, 2021
The Indian team is missing some key players including vice-captain Rohit and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and young batsman Shubman Gill due to injuries.
India has never won a Test series in South Africa, having lost six of their last seven visits to the Rainbow Nation.
As far as India’s playing XI is concerned, the Indian team management will have to make some selections.
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Ajinkya Rahane is not in the best form and may find himself out of the playing XI with Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari standing in the queue.
The SuperSport Park in Centurion, the first venue, is a ground where South Africa have lost just twice in 26 Test matches, winning on 21 occasions.
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