Johannesburg: India skipper Virat Kohli won
the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the third
and final cricket Test at the Wanderers here today.
India decided to go with a four-pace attack, bringing in
seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin in the playing XI.
Also Ajinkya Rahane, who didn't play in the first two
matches, replaced Rohit Sharma in the side for the crucial
Test.
South Africa made one change, adding another seamer with
Andile Phehlukwayo coming in for spinner Keshav Maharaj.
Teams:
India: Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat
Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Parthiv Patel (WK),
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit
Bumrah.
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB
de Villiers, Faf du Plessis (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Vernon
Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Lungisani Ngidi,
Andile Phehlukwayo.
