FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Second Test - South Africa v India - Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - January 6, 2022 India's Mohammed Shami in action REUTERS/Rogan Ward
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat first in overcast conditions against hosts South Africa ahead of the decisive third and final test at Newlands on Tuesday.
Kohli, playing in his 99th test, returns to the side after missing his team’s seven-wicket loss in Johannesburg due to back spasms, and is hoping to lead the tourists to their first series win in South Africa with the score level at 1-1.
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