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‘Kya bat he bahot shandar…’ – Fans react as two big clashes, including AUS vs PAK and SA vs IND set to kick off on Tuesday
The cricket fans are all set to get a big treat of cricket, starting on Boxing Day tomorrow with the two big Test matches starting together. Firstly, according to the Indian Standard Time, in the morning, Pakistan will be facing Australia in the second Test of the three-match series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
On the other hand, Rohit Sharma’s India will take on the hosts South Africa in the first Test of the two-match Test series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, starting at 1.30 PM according to the Indian Standard Time.
Here’s a look at Pakistan’s final Squad for the second Test against Australia:
Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi (vc), Hasan Ali, Mir Hamza, Aamer Jamal, and Sajid Khan.
Here’s a look at Australia’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan:
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, and David Warner.
Here’s a look at India’s squad for the first Test against South Africa:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, and KS Bharat (wk).
Here’s a look at South Africa’s squad for the first Test against India:
Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne.
Speaking of India’s upcoming Test against South Africa, the visitors under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma will be eyeing ending their 31-year-long wait to win the first-ever Test series against South Africa in South Africa.
Here’s how fans reacted to the double dose of Test cricket on Boxing Day:
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Hassan. on X: “@CricCrazyJohns It will be a funday for all fans” / X (twitter.com)
Can’t wait for the extravaganza to begin.
— Vikramaditya Jain (@quirky_vk) December 25, 2023
The countdown starts. It's going to be a thrilling encounter. I want India to win this one 🔥 💕
— VikRant7 (@Vik_Rant07) December 25, 2023
We are waiting for this moment!!
— SOYAB (@soyab_05) December 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/MrPatel95380931/status/1739257545334939701
Wow… Finally Some serious stuff!
— Ravadosai (@ravadosai) December 25, 2023