MOHALI, Nov 5: Indian skipper Virat Kohli have won the the toss and elected to bat first in the first Test match against South Africa here today.
India had gone with five bowlers strategy. Kohli dropped Stuart Binny and Bhuvneshwar Kumar while for South Africa Rabada makes his Test debut.
India will be looking to bounce back after losing T20 and ODI series and the Proteas will be looking to continue their dominance on foreign shores. Teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Murli Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(Capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravinder Jadeja, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav South Africa D Elgar, S van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, DJ Vilas, VD Philander, SR Harmer, Dale Steyn, K Rabada and Imran Tahir. (UNI)
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