On what is expected to be a spicy surface, the hosts could bench Keshav Maharaj and play either an extra batsman in Theunis de Bruyn or a seam-bowling allrounder in Andile Phehlukwayo

Ahead of his 50th Test, Vernon Philander admitted it could be tough being part of a four-pronged pace pack that is packed with star quality, but only if he thought just about himself

How the rugby-loving son of a doctor and a lawyer became the world's No. 1 bowler at 22

South Africa do not name a replacement for Johannesburg, already have cover in the form of Theunis de Bruyn

South Africa's batsmen are yet to make a hundred in the Test series, but they have scored seven 50-plus scores in the two Tests to India's two, with most of their top order contributing runs at vital times

Where South Africa's latest spearhead came from

After the kick to the gut that was their previous tour to India, South Africa really, really wanted to get their own back. And their eagerness to do so showed through clearly

Despite success in the second Test, South Africa's captain was concerned with the uncharacteristic SuperSport Park surface it was played on

South Africa's defeat on turning tracks in India in 2015 ended a nine-year unbeaten run and they are burning for revenge

The home side has had a lot to say about nature of the SuperSport Park track, but on the field they have found a way to make it work for them

South Africa opener picked up a mild left-quadricep strain in Centurion and did not take the field in India's second innings

"I have played cricket here all my life, I have never seen a wicket like this at SuperSport Park. It's unheard of that a spinner bowls that amount of overs on the first day. There's a very subcontinental feel to it," said South Africa's fast bowler

After months of rehabilitation following a stress fracture, the quick claimed his maiden Test wicket at SuperSport Park and asked questions of a world-class batting line-up

Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi tried to fox the India captain the same way Vernon Philander had done at Newlands but he left balls outside off and survived the ones that nipped in

It was not quicker, bouncier or scarier than Newlands but the uncharacteristic SuperSport Park pitch has not drawn any criticism from the men who have to play on it. At least, not yet.

South Africa claimed the first session and India the last hour but the SuperSport Park belongs to Hashim Amla and he has the numbers to show it

Thanks to his father Makhaya's success, the 17-year-old allrounder was able to attend not one, but two prestigious schools. He now wants to make the kids who lack access to elite sport and his family proud by performing in the Under-19 World Cup

With seven fast-bowling options in South Africa's squad, here's a look at their certainties, contenders and outsiders for the second Test against India

Bryan Bloy, the curator at Centurion, described the intensity of his job as being higher than in any of his previous positions

After India fell short in the first Test in Cape Town, their next challenge - at SuperSport Park, where South Africa have their best win percentage - would be to save the series