The stand-in skipper of South Africa, Dean Elgar, won the toss and chose to bat first in the second Test at Cape Town.
One of the main reasons for the Indian cricket team to lose the first Test was their poor batting in the Centurion first innings, where they could only get 245 in tough conditions. While the toss played its part there, it remains to be seen if that will be a factor in the India vs. South Africa second Test.
On Wednesday, captain Rohit Sharma once again lost the toss and was asked to bowl first, on a pitch that looked decent for batting. After the toss, Rohit said, “I would’ve batted first as well. It looks like a good pitch. We understand the challenge of batting first on that pitch, but nevertheless, there will be enough on the pitch for the seamers, so hopefully we’ll cash in on it.
Rohit added that it was important to move on from the first Test defeat and focus on getting 20 wickets. He said, “It is important to forget what’s happened in the past. We understand the importance of getting runs on the board and getting 20 wickets. It didn’t happen in the first game, but we’re upbeat about what we can achieve here. We have made two changes. Ravindra Jadeja comes back for R. Ashwin; Shardul Thakur misses out; Mukesh Kumar replaces him.”
