WATCH: India’s final training session ahead of Boxing Day Test against South Africa

India has never won a Test series in South Africa. Its best-ever performance is a 1-1 draw in 2010-11 under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.

India’s Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa on Sunday in Centurion. | Photo Credit: PTI

India had its final training session on Sunday, ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion.

The first Test of the two-match series begins on Tuesday. The second match will be played from January 3 to 7 in Cape Town.

BCCI post three videos on X (formerly known as Twitter), showing players doing batting, bowling and fielding practice.

Test Match Mode 🔛#TeamIndia batters are geared up for the Boxing Day Test 😎#SAvINDpic.twitter.com/Mvkvet6Ed9

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 25, 2023

The batting video features skipper Rohit Sharma hitting a pull and a slog sweep. Virat Kohli, K L Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill can also be seen having a knock in the nets.

Fielding coach T Dilip had players practising catching in the slips as well as on the boundary.

Preps in full swing for the Boxing Day Test 🙌#TeamIndia sharpen their fielding skills ahead of the first #SAvIND Test tomorrow in Centurion 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/SftEN2kDED

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 25, 2023

All frontline bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Ravinchandran Ashwin and Jadeja - can be seen rolling their arm over.

#TeamIndia bowlers are all set and raring to go 🔥#SAvINDpic.twitter.com/29eJMskeTA

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 25, 2023

India has never won a Test series in South Africa. Its best-ever performance is a 1-1 draw in 2010-11 under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.