SA vs IND, 1st Test, Stats Preview: Upcoming records and approaching milestones

So after extending their dominance at home in the recent Test series against New Zealand, Virat Kohli will be leading his troops in South Africa. It remains a country where India has never ever won a Test series in history. India minus injured Rohit Sharma will be looking to finally break this jinx in the rainbow nation.

The first of the three Tests takes place on Boxing Day December 26 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. Here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of South Africa vs India, 1st Test:

2 – Virat Kohli (98) needs two catches to complete 100 catches in Tests.

1 – KL Rahul (49) needs one grab to reach 50 catches in Tests.

5 – Mohammed Shami (195) is five wickets away from reaching 200 Test wickets.

8 – R Ashwin (427) requires eight wickets to go past Kapil Dev (434) and become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests.

5 – Aiden Markram (395) needs five fours to complete 400 fours across formats.

3 – Rishabh Pant (97) is three wicketkeeper dismissals away from completing 100 dismissals in the longest format of the game.

6 – Keshav Maharaj (129) requires six wickets to surpass Paul Adams and become the tenth-highest wicket-taker for South Africa in Tests.

3 – Ajinkya Rahane (97) is three grabs away from reaching 100 catches in Test matches.

6 – Temba Bavuma (344) requires six fours to complete 350 fours across formats.

1 – Wriddhiman Saha needs one match to complete 50 matches across formats.

1 – Ishant Sharma (311) needs one wicket to surpass Zaheer Khan and become the fifth-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests.

2 – Duanne Olivier is two wickets away from completing 50 wickets in Tests.