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IND vs SA Test Series: Check Team India's Possible Playing XI For Boxing Day Test Match

IND vs SA: Many veterans failed to join the Test series on the tour of South Africa due to injury. In such a situation, all young faces may get a chance to play in the first Test. 

Team India: The Indian team (IND) is currently on a tour of South Africa (SA) for the Test series. Men in Blue have reached Centurion as the first test match will be played from December 26.

Coach Rahul Dravid is making the team practice hard these days. The tour is extremely important for Team India as it is part of the World Test Championship (WTC). Moreover, India has not won a single Test series on African soil in the last 29 years. 

Let's know how Team India's playing XI can be in the first Test match. 

These Players Can Open 

Star player Rohit Sharma got injured recently, due to this he won't be able to play the opening test. Mayank Agarwal is likely to open for Team India with KL Rahul in the absence of Rohit Sharma.

Additionally, Cheteshwar Pujara also has chances of starting the innings with Rahul.

Team India's Possible Playing 11

KL Rahul (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. 

When Will The Test Matches Be Played? 

The first match of the three-match Test series between India and South Africa will be played in Centurion from December 26. The second match will be played in Johannesburg from January 3 and the third and final match will be played in Cape Town from January 11. 

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