South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against India.
Young leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will make his debut in the second ODI against Bangladesh.
India made two changes to the side that lost to Australia by 18 runs in Sydney on Sunday, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel replacing Virender Sehwag and Shantha Sreesanth for the 11 ODI of the series.
Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
India made one change from the side that lost to Australia, bringing in all-rounder Pravin Kumar in place of S Sreesanth.
"He (Ishant) is different in the sense that he hits the deck hard and gets some inconsistent bounce. I don't know whether it's because he changes his action," said Ponting.
The jersey is made from Dri-FIT fabric, a Nike patented technology, which reduces cling and enables the skin to breathe better.
The 19-year-old Indian seamer may be tried out in India's second tour match, starting Friday.
Cricketer Harmeet Singh, who represented India in the ICC Under-19 world cup in 2012, claimed that he got confused with the direction and ended up entering the station.
India went in with two spinners and as many pacers in the first Test against Pakistan.
Rahul Dravid, who has scored just 51 runs from his five innings that he played so far in the series against Australia, will be replaced by wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik and R P Singh will come in, in place of Sreesanth, for the seventh and final one-dayer in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The whole county erupted as one in celebration after India beat Pakistan to win the Twenty20 World Cup.
India's captain was all praise for Yuvraj Singh and his bowlers too after the 15-run victory over Australia in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
India made a couple of changes, with Dinesh Mongia and Mohammad Kaif replacing S Sreesanth and Yuvraj Singh respectively.
Paul Nixon and former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams have come out in support of the Indian wicketkeeper.
Paceman Shantakumaran Sreesanth has also been left out of the 12 as he is unwell.
The 'Air Zoom Yorker' has been specially developed for fast bowlers.
S Sreesanth replaced Munaf Patel, who is down with a stiff back, for the deciding fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
After losing their last six batsmen for 23 runs, England reduced India to 145 for 4 at close on Day 2 of the first Test.
Manager Chandu Borde defends the team's mediocre showing on Day 1 in the first Test against England.
Robin Uthappa's innings of 70 runs off 41 balls (SR-170.73) is the third best by any batsman scoring at least a fifty against West Indies
Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan have not only made a successful comeback to the Indian cricket team, but are also bagging new sponsorship deals.
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India cantered to a historic 123-run victory over South Africa in the first Test.
The left-arm pacer made sure he grabbed the opportunity when it came his way on the Bangladesh tour.
The raid was made collectively by the crime branch and police on the tip-off received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vigilance.
The 15-member squad that beat Sri Lanka 6-1 was retained for the first three matches against South Africa.
England included Kevin Pietersen, Mathew Hoggard and Gareth Batty in place of Owais Shah, Lian Plunkett and Sajid Mohammed for the fourth ODI.
India made five changes to the team that won in Cuttack for the third ODI.
All-rounder Joginder Sharma comes in place of S Sreesanth, while Ramesh Powar replaces Suresh Raina.
The off-spinner said though his injured finger is healing quickly, he does not want to take any risks.\n
Pakistan sprang a surprise by resting fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the first one-day international against India in Peshawar.
South Africa were 257-8 at close on Day 1 in the second Test against India.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
Jaffer would replace Dravid in the squad which might also see Pathan give way to pacer Sreesanth.
But the film's first half is what is imminently watchable.
India's preparatory camp for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka began in Bangalore on Wednesday
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