India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

India Tour of South Africa – Virat Kohli & Co reach Johannesburg: Virat Kohli-led Indian Test squad has reached South Africa. The team boarded a charter flight booked by the BCCI early on Thursday morning to Johannesburg. India will play their 8th Test series in South Africa & will attempt to register its 1st series victory in the Rainbow nation: Follow InsideSport.IN for India vs South Africa Test Series LIVE Updates

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All buckled up ✌🏻

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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 16, 2021

India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

 

India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 16, 2021

1-Day quarantine for Indian contingent on their arrival:

On their arrival in Johannesburg, the Indian contingent will not enter a hard quarantine instead will have to spend just 1 day in isolation.

They will be tested thrice during their isolation and then enter a Bio-Secure Environment (BSE) following the results.

“Team India will quarantine upon arrival and will be released following the results of the arrival COVID-19 tests that will take place when the team arrives at their hotel. As long as it takes for the arrival Covid-19 test results to come out. No longer than a day,” a CSA spokesperson told InsideSport on Tuesday.

India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

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— Priyank Panchal (@PKpanchal9) December 16, 2021

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India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

Not all family members travelling on Africa tour:

However, unlike the previous two tours – Australia and England – the Indian side won’t be accompanied by their family members.

Due to fears of Omicron variant, not all players will be accompanied by their family members. However, Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli is said to be accompanied by actress wife Anushka Sharma and daughter Vamika.

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— Himalayan Guy (@RealHimalayaGuy) December 16, 2021

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India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

Will India be 8th time lucky? They have never won a Test series in South Africa

Kohli-led side will be aiming to script history after 29 years as they chase India’s first-ever Tes series victory on South Africa soil.

India has toured South Africa 7 times in the past for a Test series but hasn’t managed to claim it even once.

Will India be 8th time lucky? India has never won a Test series in South Africa

India in South Africa Test Series
Series/Tournament	Season		Winner	Margin
India in South Africa Test Series	1992/93		South Africa	1-0 (4)
India in South Africa Test Series	1996/97		South Africa	2-0 (3)
India in South Africa Test Series	2001/02		South Africa	1-0 (2)
India in South Africa Test Series	2006/07		South Africa	2-1 (3)
India in South Africa Test Series	2010/11		drawn	1-1 (3)
India in South Africa Test Series	2013/14		South Africa	1-0 (2)
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa Test Series)	2017/18		South Africa	2-1 (3)

 

Virat Kohli-led Indian side that will play three-match Test series starting December 26 in Centurion. The second and third Test match will be played in Johannesburg and Cape Town from January 03 and January 11 respectively.

The three-match Test series will be followed by a three-match ODI series starting January 19.

India Tour of South Africa: Virat Kohli & Co arrive in Johannesburg; will India break SA jinx after seven failures?

India tour of South Africa Full Schedule:

Test Series:

1^st Test – December 26-30 – Centurion

2^nd Test – January 03-07 – Johannesburg

3^rd Test – January 11-15 – Cape Town

ODI Series:

1^st ODI – January 19 – Paarl

2^nd ODI – January 21 – Paarl

3^rd ODI – January 23 – Cape Town

India’s Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Priyank Panchal, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj

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