Kohli missed the last Test in Johannesburg due to back spasms and if the training session at the Newlands was anything to go by, the skipper is not going to miss the series-finale for anything with the two teams locked at 1-1.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) posted a squad update on twitter on Tuesday, saying, "Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the 3-match #BetwayTestSeries due to a persistent injury.
India captain Virat Kohli's eyeball-grabbing media conference has forced a shell-shocked BCCI into a huddle as it explores its options on how to deal with the crisis.
"Touchdown South Africa," the BCCI posted on its official Twitter handle along with pictures of team members, including Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, Shardul Thakur and Shreyas Iyer among others.
India's Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the three-match Test series against South Africa after suffering a left hamstring injury during a net session in Mumbai on Sunday.
South Africa's wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is set to miss the third Test of the upcoming series against India due to the birth of his first child.
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The Proteas selection committee has picked up the same Test team that toured West Indies in June. The hosts, however, have included three more players in their squad.
Besides, the 48-year-old hailed the Indian players' efforts for having performed well especially when a few senior players were not in the team.
After their tail-enders secured a thrilling draw in the Kanpur Test, New Zealand managed just 62 and 167 runs in the final game as India took less than an hour on the fourth day morning to walk away with a massive 372-run win -- their biggest winning margin at home.
Kumble had achieved the 300-wicket mark in 52 matches while Ashwin touched the same in 49 matches.
Talking of the first Test in Kanpur, the right-handed batsman praised New Zealand for their valourous efforts for concluding the game in a draw.
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Chasing 297 to win, the West Indies reached 65-2 in the second innings at lunch on the fifth day but the tourists were bowled out for 132 in the third session. They lost their last eight wickets for 40 runs.
Having rested their key players, New Zealand seem fully charged up. For India, the stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane has some major responsibilities to shoulder in the absence of key players- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant.
Kane Williamson is aware that spin is a "big component" in a Test series in India and expects his specialist slow bowlers -- left-arm orthodox Ajaz Patel and off-spinner William Somerville -- to adapt to the conditions quickly and make a difference.
India batter KL Rahul was ruled out of first Test against New Zealand due to injury, said BCCI sources on Tuesday.
It is understood that Shubman has been told that he would bat in the middle-order in the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, where Ajinkya Rahane will lead the team in the absence of Virat Kohli, who is on a break.
India and New Zealand will lock horns in the two-match Test series which gets underway from Thursday.
India's newly-appointed T20 captain Rohit Sharma is set to be rested from the two-match Test series against New Zealand while Virat Kohli will miss the opening match.
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