Bengaluru: India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl first against South Africa in the 2nd Test here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
The Indian side has dropped Umesh Yadav and Amit Mishra from the previous Test. Ishant Sharma and Stuart Binny are included in the Playing XI.
South Africa has made 3 changes. Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander are out with injuries while Simon Harmer was excluded. JP Duminy, Morne Morkel and Kyle Abbott came in.
AB de Villiers is playing in his 100th Test on his 'home' ground. The right-handed batsman plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League.
Kohli-led Team India won the first Test in Mohali by 108 runs inside 3 days.
The third Test match will be played in Nagpur from November 25.
