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India and South Africa Boxing Day Test match is being played at Centurion. The match has started today at Centurion’s SuperSport Park ground. South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first. Team India captain Rohit Sharma was seen smiling despite losing the toss and told everyone why. Rohit said he didn’t know what would have been a better decision, batting first or bowling first, in which case it was better to lose the toss. The famous Krishna, who is making his Test debut, has got a place in India’s playing eleven. Ravindra Jadeja has been replaced by R Ashwin in the playing eleven. Ravindra Jadeja was not fully fit and was not available for selection.
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Rohit Sharma said after the toss, ‘I wasn’t sure whether I should bat first or bowl first. We know the conditions here, we have played here before. We have to put runs on the scorecard so the bowlers can do their job. We know the difficulties we may face in batting first. Rainy conditions and grass on the pitch may make batting difficult at first, but we are up for the challenge. Whenever we come here, we come with a lot of expectations, in the last two tours we have come close to winning the Test series, we have a lot of confidence in the team.
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Rohit further said, ‘We are playing with four fast bowlers and one spinner. R Ashwin is playing in place of Ravindra Jadeja, strong in Jadeja’s back, making a famous debut. Mohammad Siraj will be the famous fourth fast bowler along with Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur. India has not had a good start. Both India’s opening batsmen were dismissed for 23 runs. Rohit was dismissed for five runs while Yashaswi was dismissed for 17 runs.