India's predicted XI to take on South Africa in the 2nd Test

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The Indian cricket team suffered a 72 run loss against South Africa in the first Test held at Newlands in Cape Town.

While the bowlers were on top of their game, the Indian batsmen were not able to do much against the wrath of the South Africa bowling attack.

There were a few questionable selection decisions made by Virat Kohli and the team management which did not go their way.

With the second Test coming up in a few days, team management will look to shake things so that India can bounce back and level the series.

In this article, we take a look at India's predicted XI for the second Test to be held at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Openers:

Murali Vijay:

The 'monk' made a comeback to the Indian Test side against Sri Lanka after a lengthy layoff and scored two spectacular centuries in two matches.

Unfortunately, he was unable to carry on his form into the first Test against South Africa as he was dismissed for 1 and 13 in the two innings he played. He fell to Vernon Philander on both the occasions.

However, the team management will continue to persist with him given his success with the bat over the past couple of years.

KL Rahul:

There was a lot of speculation regarding whether KL would be selected for the first Test or not. However, Shikhar Dhawan was chosen instead given his recent run of form. This move did not pay dividends as Dhawan hardly troubled the scorers in both the innings.

Rahul, who has been brilliant in Tests for India over the past year and a half will most likely be given a chance to prove himself in the second Test and cement his place in the side for the future.

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