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The Boxing Day falls on December 26, the day post Christmas. Back in 1800s, it used to be a day when workers would get presents in exceptional Christmas boxes from their bosses.
It is a public holiday in numerous nations. Probably the most ideal way to partake in a vacation is to watch a cricket match in the stadium. Because of this explanation, the Boxing Day Test matches consistently draw in a large number of fans to the stadium.
India and South Africa will clash in a 2021 Boxing Day Test match, beginning today at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. The Boxing Day is a major event in cricket since the absolute most high-profile Test matches start on this day, particularly in SENA nations.
The last one year to be precise, India have beaten Australia in in their own backyard and they also took 2-1 lead against England before the Manchester Test was delayed because of an episode of COVID-19 cases.. On the two visits, the Indian bowlers, particularly the pacers, gave a decent record of themselves.
Dean Elgar, the Proteas Test captain, is likewise mindful of India’s bowling strength. Despite the fact that he upheld his team to win, the southpaw couldn’t disregard the way that India are the No. 1 positioned Test team.
South Africa
Dean Elgar will be the Proteas captain and he will be anxious to lead his side as a visual cue. Any semblance of Elgar, Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada will assume an essential part for them in the forthcoming Test series.
Likely Playing XI: Dean Elgar (c), Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Keegan Petersen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Wiaan Mulder/Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Duanne Olivier.
India
With Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are injured and will miss out on the series, bounty lays on the shoulders of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin. The form of the pacers’ will likewise assume a significant part for them on the off chance that they are to win the series.
Likely Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
The two teams have a power-pressed team going into the three-match series. The Proteas know everything about the venue and will be hoping to take the attack to the resistance.
India, meanwhile, will hope to recreate their exhibitions in England and Australia. The team batting initially may enjoy the benefit as batting may not get any easier as the game progresses.
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