The South Africa cricket team is set to be bolstered by the return of their inspirational captain Temba Bavuma for the upcoming two-match Test series against India in India.
The Protea recently began their title defence of the ICC World Test Championship without Bavuma when they toured Pakistan for a two-Test series, which was drawn 1-1.
The series was played on spin-friendly raging turners of surfaces in Lahore and Rawalpindi, designed to accentuate Pakistan’s spin-bowling potency. However, the Protea spinners Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, and Keshav Maharaj matched or even outperformed the home spinners.
Pakistan won a close contest in Lahore by 93 runs but were beaten by eight wickets in Rawalpindi.
Now, the Protea men will tour India for a two-match rubber in November.
When is India vs South Africa Test series?
The first Test between India and South Africa will be played in Kolkata from November 14, and the second Test is to be hosted in Guwahati from November 22. Both Tests are scheduled to start at 09:30 AM IST.
For their squad against India, South Africa have made a couple of changes to their squad that flew to Pakistan: Temba Bavuma replaces David Bedingham, and offspinner Prenelan Subrayen is dropped.
Bedingham didn’t play a single Test in the Pakistan series, while Subrayen featured in the first Test and returned with only two wickets.
Under Bavuma, South Africa won their first ICC trophy in the 21st century at the senior men’s level by beating Pat Cummins’ Australia in the ICC WTC Final at Lord’s in June. However, Bavuma missed the Test series in Pakistan because of a calf strain.
Now fit, the South African captain is set to lead the ICC World Test Champions against Shubman Gill’s Indian unit that hammered the West Indies 2-0 at home earlier this month.
Bavuma will get solid match practice, as he will feature in the India A vs South Africa A match in Bengaluru, which begins on October 30.
Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, and Marco Jansen are the three frontline speedsters in South Africa’s squad, who will work in support of seam-bowling all-rounder Wiaan Mulder.
The IND vs SA Test series will also be the first Test series in India for South Africa’s young guns Tristan Stubbs and Dewald Brevis.
IND vs SA: South Africa squad for India Test Series
Temba Bavuma (C), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Zubayr Hamza, Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer
After the conclusion of the Test series, the two teams will contest three ODIs and five T20Is.
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