๐Ÿ India tour of South Africa, 2021-22 - Team Squads, Schedule, Updates, Stats & More

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I was contacted 1.5 hours before selection committee meet. The chief selector discussed the Test team. Before ending the call the selectors told me I wonโ€™t be ODI captain and I was fine. There was no prior communication.

:speaking_head: Virat Kohli

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Now I am pretty sure that virat kohli will became first ever India captain to win test series In south africa

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Cheteshwar pujara backed indian pacer to perform well in south africa test series

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:rotating_light: NEWS ALERT:

:south_africa: Star pacer Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the Test series after failing to recover from a โ€œpersistentโ€ injury, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said in a media release. CSA will not announce a replacement.

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:india: India vs :south_africa: South Africa last 5 Test series:

:india: won 3-0 (3) in India in 2019
:south_africa: won 2-1 in South Africa in 2018
:india: won 3-0 (4) in India in 2015
:south_africa: won 1-0 (2) in South Africa in 2013
Series drawn 1-1 (3) in South Africa in 2011

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Virat Kohli vs South Africa in Tests in South Africa:

5 โ€“ Matches
10 โ€“ Inns
558 โ€“ Runs
55.80 โ€“ Average
153 โ€“ HS
2 โ€“ 100s
2 โ€“ 50s

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The new No. 1 :sparkles:

Marnus Labuschagne overtook Joe Root to reach the top of the ICC Test rankings for batting :clap:

Labuschagne averaged 26.25 going into the 2019 Ashes.

Now, he is officially the worldโ€™s best Test batter.

:muscle: Starc makes significant gains :clap:

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Most runs by captains in Test cricket:

8659 - G Smith (avg 47.83)
6623 - A Border (avg 50.94)
6542 - R Ponting (avg 51.51)
5703 - VKohli (avg 55.36)
5233 - C Lloyd (avg 51.30)
5156 - S Fleming (avg 40.59)
4859 - J Root (avg 47.63)
4844 - A Cook (avg 46.57)

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The rise of Marnus Labuschagne! :fire: :fire:

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Most runs in ICC WTC:

2399 - Joe Root
1903 - Marnus Labuschagne
1462 - Rohit Sharma
1452 - Steve Smith
1399 - Ben Stokes

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KL Rahul named as Vice-Captain in the absence of Rohit Sharma

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INDvsSA Test 1 - Dec 26-30

Toss news from Centurion :newspaper:

India captain Virat Kohli has called it right and has chosen to bat first.

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TEA | DAY :one:

Captain Kohli and KL Rahul have steadied the ship after a slight wobble. :facepunch:t2:

:india: are :one::five::seven:/:two:

Third session coming up!

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Stumps on Day 1 of the 1st Test.

A brilliant ton from KL Rahul as Team India end the first day on 272/3.

Scorecard

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Most ducks by Indian No.3 in Test cricket:

9 - Cheteshwar Pujara
8 - Dilip Vengsarkar
7 - Rahul Dravid
6 - Mohinder Amarnath
5 - Ajit Wadekar

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