Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna on Tuesday (December 26) made his red-ball debut for India in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion.

Ahead of the toss, Krishna received his maiden Test cap from India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. He became the 309th player to play Test cricket for India.

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Coming to the toss, South Africa won the coin flip and opted to bowl first. The toss was delayed due to a wet outfield as there was plenty of overnight rain in Centurion.

Speaking at the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said: “Wasn't too sure (on batting or bowling). We are quite aware of the conditions, we have been here a few times. We need to put runs on the board and the bowlers will do the job for us. We do understand the challenge of batting first with the overhead conditions and the grass, but the guys are up for the challenge. Everytime we come here, we come with high hopes. We've come close in the last 2 tours. We are pretty confident with our squad and the make-up of our squad.”

Talking about India’s team composition, Rohit revealed that they are going with four pacers and one premier spinner in R Ashwin.

“We are playing with four seamers and a spinner. Ashwin is playing in place of Jadeja. Jaddu had a bit of a back spasm, so Ashwin comes in and he is a quality spinner to have. Prasidh is making his debut, along with the other pacers Shardul, Siraj and Bumrah,” the Indian captain added.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger