IND vs SA 1st Test: Check India vs South Africa Predicted XIs and Head-to-Head Record

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Ahead of the 1st Test match between India and South Africa, here's the head-to-head and how the IND and SA could line up.

India vs South Africa 1st Test Probable XIs, Head-to-Head: India’s opening Test against South Africa will be hosted at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion on December 26. The two-match Test rubber, starting on the Boxing Day, will be India’s ninth away series in the Rainbow Nation since 1992, and captain Rohit will have an onerous task of traversing a difficult terrain in order to conquer what has always been dubbed the team’s ‘final frontier’.

Mohammed Azharuddin (1992) failed, so did Sachin Tendulkar (1996) and Sourav Ganguly (2001). Rahul Dravid (2006-07), Dhoni (2010-11 and 2013-14) won Test matches, and so did Virat Kohli (2018-19 and 2021-22) but none of them could win the elusive series in South Africa.

So, Rohit will have a job at hand and a win might just be the much-needed soothing balm required to heal the World Cup wounds even though the scars will remain.

For the golden generation of Indian cricketers, this is also their last African Safari and a chance to conquest what no other team could on eight previous tours.

IND vs SA head-to-head:

India and South Africa have squared off a total of 42 times in the Test format. The Proteas boast the better record with 17 Test victories, compared to India’s 15. The Men in Blue will have a good opportunity to go level with South Africa should they win both their games in the ongoing series.

Check out India vs South Africa Probable XIs:

IND Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar

SA Probable XI: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada

India vs South Africa Full Squad

IND Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KS Baharat (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna

SA Full Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne