South Africa's Morne Morkel (L) celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of India's Ajinkya Rahane (not pictured) on the first day of their third test cricket match in Nagpur, India, November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Amit Dave
NAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Morne Morkel's inspired fast bowling on a spin-friendly surface reduced India to 149 for six wickets at tea on the first day of the third test against South Africa on Wednesday.
India captain Virat Kohli had no hesitation in opting to bat first after winning the toss at the VCA Stadium with the pitch expected to assist the slow bowlers.
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