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1st Test India v South Africa at Chennai

Date: Wed 26 - Sun 30
Match scheduled to begin at 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT)
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A self-assured South Africa will go up against a born again Indian side as the first test starts at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai. India are very excited after their brilliant show in Australia.
After a very eventful and exhilarating test series, the Indians emerged
victorious in the farewell edition of the annual tri series.

South Africa has been almost perfect in the past few months. They won both tests in Pakistan compellingly and also the one day series, before wiping out New Zealand and West Indies on home soil. They returned to the sub continent again to whip the miserable Bangladeshis in their own country and replaced Australia from the top of the ODI rankings. They are only two points behind India on the test rankings, with the second place up for the taking.

South Africa's
upsurge to the tour has been blemished by a selection controversy once
again. This time mixed race bowler, Charl Langeveldt chose to opt out
of the tour after he was chosen in stead of Andre Nel to meet the quota
of six colored players.

India also
will not have their main fast bowlers. India's latest pace sensation
Ishant Sharma suffered toe and finger injuries after a long and
difficult tour of Australia and was left out from the 14-man squad
after failing a fitness test. If fit, he would be considered for the
remaining part of the series. Zaheer Khan, who had treatment for his
ankle injury is not playing in the series as well. "I feel I am not yet
ready for international cricket," the left-arm seamer said.

South Africa has played 7 tests in India before,
with both teams winning three each. The last two tests at Chennai were
washed out due to rain and with thunderstorms forecast for the length
of this test match as well, one can only hope that a full game is
played.

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Teams:
India
(From): Anil Kumble(c), Wasim Jaffer, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid,
Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra
Singh Dhoni(w), Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Rudra Pratap Singh, Piyush
Chawla, Harbhajan Singh

South Africa (From):
Graeme Smith(c), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de
Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher(w), Paul
Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Monde Zondeki, Morne Morkel, Robin
Peterson