1st Test: India v South Africa at Nagpur Feb 6-10 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT) Which team has better chance to win this test match? Some new faces are being introduced in Indian team including Abhimanyu Mithun and Wriddhiman Saha. Yuvraj and Rahul dravid are out of the team. India squad for first Test: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatsai Laxman, Subramaniam Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sudeep Tyagi, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun, Wridhiman Saha. South African squad for Test series: Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher , AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
India are in stronger position to win The Test series against South Africa.So they will Definitely win series.
Well from team news as well as recent performance and home advantage I would say India will win this match easily, no doubts on it.
Its a big blow for Indian fans as Rahul dravid and yuvraj is not going to play this test match against South Africa.
Well Itz tough fight again without the Great Wall Dravid.....We need more experienced players for test cricket and I think Dravid's absence can be felt more...In an an optimistic way IT could be a chance For Badrinath and Murali Vijay to show their performance and Bring up to the Best...Hope India Clean Sweeps And Stay At the Number One position..
I don't know why the selectors continuously ignore Cheteshwar Pujara in both Test and ODI matches! He have ability to play big innings and he already did in Ranji trophy where he hits 3 Tripple century but still missing out in team. It's very sad for team and I think it's purely politics make him out of team. His records are far better then Badrinath and Murali Vijay who both comes from TN may be Srikant is from TN so they got place in team.
yup you are right! the chief selector is dominating Indian cricket now! man 5 players out of the chosen players are of south India. Isn't it interesting?
Well the south indian players have been performing very well thatz the reason they select them...Vvs laxman, rahul dravid, ojha, sreesanth....they all have been doing good And I dono y Krish srikanth has not been selecting PUJARA who is performing consistently and the talented Rohit Sharma...Full of politics going around
Yes and strange thing is they overlook Cheteshwar Pujara's performance who was highest Run scorer in U19 World Cup few year ago as well as hit Double century against England A and other big innings but he still out of team.
It will me a tight series Both team are doing better in international cricket.....But i thing India win definitely ...
Do not forget the exclusion of Parthiv Patel as well... who was sidelined for stand-in keeper even though his batting average in the domestic cricket is way better than the person who got a look in! Srikanth is not doing justice to his reputation by indulging himself in such regional politics! Regards, RightMan
Yes we all knows don't know what's the problem for them to pick good batsmen, I am really fed up to see good talent not getting chance to prove himself specially he has highest 200+ innings in Domestic Cricket even Sachin not played such a big innings in his life.