A win in the top game would help the Indian under-19s forget about the last youth World Cup, which they lost to Bangladesh in an ill-tempered final in South Africa in January 2020. India, unlike England, has been a dominant force in this tournament, reaching the final for the eighth time in a row. There has never been a squad that has reached as many finals or won as many U-19 World Cups.
Kohli will return to the side for the third Test after recovering from a back spasm that kept him out of the second Test in Johannesburg, which India lost by 7 wickets.
As India seeks to win their first-ever Test series on South African soil, Kohli and his teammates got off to a great start, winning by 113 runs in the first match.