FACTBOX-Cricket-India v South Africa test series

Factbox on the three-test series between India and South Africa which begins at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday: Fixtures (starts 0400 GMT)

First test - Oct. 2-6 - Visakhapatnam Second test - Oct. 10-14 - Pune

Third test - Oct. 19-23 - Ranchi India

Ranking: First Captain: Virat Kohli

Coach: Ravi Shastri Top ranked batsman: Virat Kohli (second)

Top ranked bowler: Ravindra Jadeja (11th) Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill

Recent form: Won v West Indies by 257 runs in Jamaica

Won v West Indies by 318 runs in Antigua Draw v Australia

Won v Australia by 137 runs in Melbourne Lost v Australia by 146 runs in Perth

Won v Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide South Africa

Ranking: Third Captain: Faf du Plessis

Coach: Enoch Nkwe Top ranked batsman: Aiden Markram (10th)

Top ranked bowler: Kagiso Rabada (second) Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second

Recent form: Lost v Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Port Elizabeth

Lost v Sri Lanka by one wicket in Durban Won v Pakistan by 107 runs in Johannesburg

Won v Pakistan by nine wickets in Cape Town Won v Pakistan by six wickets in Centurion

Head to head Matches: 36

India wins: 11 South Africa wins: 15

Draws: 10 Last three series

South Africa beat India 2-1 in three-test series at home in 2018 India beat South Africa 3-0 in four-test series at home in 2015

South Africa beat India 1-0 in two-test series at home in 2013 (Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Christian Radnedge)

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