India vs South Africa 1st Teast Preview, Teams at Nagpur - Ind vs SA First Test Squads

The battle for the top test ranking will begin as the top two teams India and South Africa starts from Saturday, 6th February to Wednesday, 10th February, 2010 at Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur and the timing will be 04:00 GMT, 09:30 IST. India leading the Test ranking by 5 Points to South Africa.

India will be under pressure to retain their ranking and absance of Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh will affect them a lot. M Vijay and Badrinath has great opportunity to prove themselves as their inclusion in the team is almost confirm.

South Africa will try hard to beat India at home and get no 1 test ranking and mainly depend on captain Graem Smith, Kallis, Hashim Amla and AB deVilliers. Dale steyn contribution will be important while spinners Paul Harris and John Botha's form will be crucial for them.

Indian Team, Squad for 1st Test at Nagpur:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), M Vijay/Sudeep Tyagi, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha.

South African Team, Squad for 1st Test at Nagpur:

Graeme Smith (C), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Paul Harris.

Watch and enjoy the live ball by ball commentary of the 1st test match between India and South Africa Here!