IND vs SA 2nd Test: Kagiso Rabada Ruled Out Of Guwahati Test, Confirms Skipper Temba Bavuma

India vs South Africa 2nd Test: South Africa's pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the second Test against India, beginning here on Saturday, as he has not fully recovered from the rib injury he suffered during a training session ahead of the series opener.

"Kagiso has been ruled out of the second Test," said Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma while giving an update on the pacer, who also missed the first Test in Kolkata, which the visitors won by 30 runs.

Bavuma added that the Guwahati track looked like a typical sub-continental wicket, which aids batting on the first couple of days and then becomes conducive for the slow bowlers. "This wicket looks a lot fresher and will be more consistent in terms of variability compared to Kolkata. We will have another look in the morning and decide on Kagiso's replacement," the skipper opined.

"This is a typical sub-continental wicket with the first two days good for batting before spinners come into play."

Guwahati is hosting a Test match for the first time, and the pitch at the Barsapara Stadium is an uncharted territory for both teams.

IND vs SA Test Squads

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, Akash Deep

South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Zubayr Hamza, Kagiso Rabada, Senuran Muthusamy, Dewald Brevis