Rohit gave the reason for leaving Ravindra Jadeja out of today's match.

IND vs SA: The two-match Test series between India and South Africa has started. The first match of the series is the Boxing Day Test match. This match is being played at SuperSport Park in Centurion. In this match, South Africa won the toss and invited Team India to bat first. But the team's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is not playing in this match. Captain Rohit Sharma has also given the reason for playing in the name of Ravindra Jadeja.

Ravindra Jadeja out of Boxing Day Test

Team India has entered this match without Ravindra Jadeja. Rohit Sharma explained the reason for Ravindra Jadeja not playing at the time of toss. Rohit told that Jadeja is not playing in this match due to stiffness in his upper back. At the same time, BCCI has also given an update on Ravindra Jadeja's non-play on social media. BCCI wrote that on the morning of the match, Jadeja complained of stiffness in the upper back. He was not available for selection for the first Test.

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Ravindra Jadeja is one of the big match winners of the team.

Ravindra Jadeja has played 67 test matches for Team India so far. In these matches, Ravindra Jadeja has scored 2804 runs at an average of 36.41, which includes 19 half-centuries and 3 centuries. At the same time, during this period he has also taken 275 wickets. He has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings 12 times.

Playing 11 of both the teams for the first test

Team India's playing 11: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa's playing 11: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony De Jorji, Temba Bavuma (captain), Keegan Pietersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jensen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Berger.