South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening test match against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium Saturday.
India picked rookie middle-order batsman Subramaniam Badrinath and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha. They got the chance to make the test debut as V.V.S. Laxman was ruled out by a finger injury while Rohit Sharma twisted an ankle in the morning warmup.
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Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), …

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