Shreyas Iyer's chance in place of Pujara!!

The second match of the 3-match Test series will be played between India and South Africa from 3 January i.e. Monday. This match will take place on the ground of Johannesburg. After winning the Centurion Test by 113 runs, Kohli and Co will be eyeing an unassailable lead in the series by winning the second Test. Let us try to know with which XI players the Indian team can take the field in Johannesburg.

In this match too, only KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal will be seen as openers. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, the Rahul-Mayank pair played a brilliant game in the first Test. Both had added 117 runs in the first innings. Rahul had scored 123 runs in the first innings, while Mayank's bat also got 60 runs. In Johannesburg too, the responsibility of giving the team a good start will be on the shoulders of Mayank and Rahul.

However, apart from the opening pair, Shreyas Iyer can get a chance in place of Cheteshwar Pujara at number-3. Pujara could only add 16 runs in both the innings of the first Test. He has not been able to play even big innings for a long time. On the other hand, talking about Iyer, he made a memorable performance while making his Test debut against New Zealand. He can be seen in place of Pujara in the second match.