Welcome to the coverage of the third and final Test between South Africa and India in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

Faced with the prospect of a humiliating 0-3 series whitewash, a desperate India would be aiming to bounce back to winning ways against an unrelenting South Africa.

The hosts have already sealed the series, after winning the first Test in Cape Town by 72 runs and the second Test in Centurion by 135 runs.

This was the first overseas Test series loss for India under Virat Kohli (discounting the 2014 loss in Australia as Mahendra Singh Dhoni was full-time captain back then). The tour has also also ended India's streak of nine consecutive series' wins since 2015.

The side, however, will not lose its no.1 Test ranking despite even if loses the third and final Test.

As if responding to the severe criticism of the selections so far on the tour, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is set to return to the side, after mysteriously being left out of the previous Test.

Jasprit Bumrah, a surprise pick in both the two Tests, is expected to be left out.

While all five pacers bowled in the nets on Monday, a more certain hint emanated from the fact that four of them -- Bhuvneshwar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami -- batted in pairs and took first-strike on the freshly-rolled practice wickets.

India captain Virat Kohli is expected to make at least one more change though. Since Sunday, when the team regrouped after a three-day mid-tour break, Ajinkya Rahane has batted the longest in the nets.

He has had four long practice stints over the past two days and is assured of a starting spot after Rohit Sharma scored 78 runs in four innings at Cape Town and Centurion.