<p><strong>IND vs SA: No Pujara, Rahane as India's Test Squad Announced For South Africa Test 2023:</strong> KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer are back to the test side as BCCI announced India's Test Squad for the away South Africa test series in 2024. Veteran Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been dropped from the test side and Young Ruturaj Gaikwad is featured in all formats. This post reads the Indian Test Squad for IND vs SA Test Series.</p>



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<p>Mohammed Shami is also returning, although his participation is contingent on his fitness; the BCCI statement announcing the team stated that the fast bowler was "currently undergoing medical treatment." Shami was rested for India's most recent Test series in the West Indies in July.</p>



<p>BCCI wrote: "<strong><em> Mr Rohit Sharma and Mr Virat Kohli had requested the Board for a break from the white-ball leg of the tour. Mr Mohd. Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness.</em></strong>"</p>



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<p>Ajinkya Rahane, who was unexpectedly called up for the World Test Championship final earlier this year and promoted to vice-captain for the West Indies Tests, did not have a spot. Shreyas Iyer has taken his position.</p>



<p>It's interesting to note that KL Rahul got a spot in the Test team as a wicketkeeper. Additionally, this is his first time playing for the red ball team since he was dropped during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year. His opponent for the keeper's spot in the starting eleven will be Ishan Kishan. This implies that Rahul will play in the middle order if he chooses to play.</p>



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<p>Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.</p>



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<p>Apart from the test Squad, BCCI have also announced Indian squads for the IND vs SA T20I as well as the ODI series.</p>



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IND vs SA: No Pujara, Rahane as India's Test Squad Announced For South Africa Tour 2024

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<p><strong>IND vs SA Live:</strong> India are back in action in the red-ball format as they are scheduled to play a two-match Test series in South Africa starting 26 December. India have never won a Test series in South Africa, is it time to make some alteration in the numbers? The stage is all set for IND vs SA 1st Test and in this post, you will read When And Where To Watch The IND vs SA Test Match Live.</p>



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<p>When it comes to winning a Test Series in South Africa, there are just a handful number of teams that have achieved the feat; England, Australia, and Sri Lanka. India have played eight test series in South Africa and have lost 7 of them with one ending in a draw. Of the 23 Tests India have played in South Africa they've won a paltry four.?</p>



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<p>The Men in Blue haven't played a single match in the format since their 1-0 victory over the West Indies back in July this year. They are also at the top of ICC WTC Points Table 2023-25 with 66.67 PCT points. While South Africa haven't played any test match in the new cycle of the World Test Championship, this series will serve as their first in the cycle.</p>



<p>South Africans will experience the weight of their past. They are not as good as they have been in previous home series versus India, especially with Dean Elgar's 37.28 average being one of only three players averaging above thirty.</p>



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<p>Temba Bavuma and Rohit Sharma will play their first match since their national teams were eliminated from the World Cup in India last month. For these proud leaders, winning this series won't make their disappointment go away, but losing would be equally heartbreaking.</p>



<p>Down below, you will read read When And Where To Watch The IND vs SA Test Match Live:</p>



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<p><strong>~When will the IND vs SA First Test match be played</strong>?<br>IND vs SA 1st test match will be played from Tuesday, 26 December 2023- Saturday 30 December 2023.</p>



<p><strong>~What is the timing of the India vs South Africa 1st Test match?</strong><br>The IND vs SA 1st Test will begin at 01:30 PM IST on Sunday and the toss will be at 1:00 PM.</p>



<p><strong>~Venue of the first Test match between India and South Africa?</strong><br>The first Test match between India and South Africa will be played at SuperSport Park, Centurion.</p>



<p><strong>~Where can to watch the IND vs SA 1st Test match on TV in India?</strong><br>India vs South Africa 1st Test match will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network TV channels. You can catch the live action in the Disney+ Hotstar.</p>



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Country</strong></td><td><strong>Channel</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>Fox Sports Networks and Channel</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Star Sports Networks and Disney+ Hotstar App</td></tr><tr><td>South Africa</td><td>Sky Sports Networks</td></tr><tr><td>UK</td><td>Sky Sports</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/icc-teams/pakistan/">Pakistan</a></td><td>Ten Sports Pakistan</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/icc-teams/sri-lanka/">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>PEO TV</td></tr><tr><td>Carebbian</td><td>Flow Sports</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Matches</strong></td><td><strong>Dates</strong></td><td><strong>Timings</strong></td><td><strong>Venue</strong></td></tr><tr><td>SA vs IND 1st Test</td><td>Dec 26- Dec 30 '23</td><td>1:30 PM</td><td>SuperSport Park, Centurion</td></tr><tr><td>SA vs IND 2nd Test</td><td>Jan 3- Jan 7 '24</td><td>1:30 PM</td><td>Newlands, Cape Town</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<p><strong>India Squad:</strong> Rohit Sharma (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Jasprit Bumrah.</p>



<p><strong>South Africa Squad:</strong> Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Nandre Burger, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, and Kagiso Rabada.</p>



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<p><strong>Rohit Sharma Provides Update On His T20 World Cup 2024 Participation: </strong>Indian captain Rohit Sharma was around the journalists on the eve of the boxing day test between India and South Africa in Centurian. While most of the queries hurled at Rohit were related to the upcoming India vs South Africa Test series, one of the journalists indirectly asked the Indian captain whether or not the fans are going to see him play in the T20 World Cup 2024.</p>



<p>As soon as the press conference began on Monday evening, Rohit Sharma hinted that only Indian cricket-related questions be asked and not the IPL ones as the conference is organised by the BCCI.</p>



<p>Interestingly, post the ICC World Cup 2023 defeat, a lot has been going on around Indian cricket, and in fact around Rohit Sharma as well. There were a lot of queries about his presence in the shorter formats. While some reports indicated that the BCCI is looking to have the senior guys in the team for the T20 World Cup 2024, some reports categorically denied all such previous reports. To add to this, Rohit was removed as the leader of his IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians, just ahead of the IPL 2024.</p>



<p>To begin the press conference, a journalist asked where he sees himself as a batter in two years, to which the Indian captain replied, "I will play whatever cricket is there in front of me."</p>



<p>The follow-up question was more direct and blunt for Rohit Sharma, who seemingly wanted to have an escape route for this. The journalist enquired, ?Do you seniors, you, Virat (Kohli) feel desperation to play T20 World Cup???</p>



<p>?Desperation cricket khelne ke liye sabko hai (We are all desperate to play cricket). Everyone wants to do well whatever chances they get,? he said.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Rohit Sharma's Cryptic Reply on his T20 World Cup 2024 Presence </strong></h2>



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<p>Rohit Sharma knew what was being asked of him and what the journalists were trying to extract so he immediately jokingly replied everyone would get to know pretty soon.</p>



<p>?I know what you are trying to ask. You will get an answer, you will, for certain,? said Rohit as he tried to suppress his grin.</p>



<p>It is worth noting that nothing about Rohit Sharma's participation, and even Virat Kohli's, can be said at this point. Though the BCCI wants them to play the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA, one will have to wait for the IPL to unfold and see where the two batters stand.</p>



<p>The upcoming Tata IPL 2024 will be a key tournament for Rohit Sharma as well as Virat Kohli. The two have been sidelined from the T20Is for close to a year now. They last played a T20I game in November last year and England and since then the two have focused on the other two formats of the game.</p>



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<p>Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma also spoke about the challenges of playing test cricket in South Africa. As a batter, Rohit Sharma reckons South Africa is the hardest place to bat.</p>



<p>"That's a challenge. When we went to Australia, England, and South Africa it was a challenge. For them also, who are coming for the first time, it'll be a challenge. The bowlers dominate here a lot. The lateral movement the seamers get. The wickets get difficult later on as the cracks open and invariable bounce. It'll be nice for all of us to put our hands up for the challenge," said Rohit Sharma.</p>



<p>He further asserted that the team would go for the win and etch their names in history by defeating South Africa for the first time in test cricket. </p>



<p>"Very important Test series. We have never won a series here. It's a big opportunity for us. We came close the last two times. That gives us a lot of excitement and encouragement to do our best. Our seamers have done well in Australia, England and South Africa.? The seamers have actually pull their weight in. Shami will be a big miss."</p>



<p>The India vs South Africa 1st Test is set to begin on December 26. The game will be held at the SuperSport Park in the Centurian, starting at 1:30 PM IST.</p>



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