Captain Rohit Sharma is seen throughout a follow session forward of the primary Test in opposition to South Africa in Centurion.
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India captain Rohit Sharma on December 25 mentioned, as a frontrunner, he desires his staff to “achieve” what others Indian sides in the previous have failed to do in South Africa.
Since their first Test sequence in South Africa in 1992, India have by no means achieved success there.
India will play South Africa in the the primary of the 2 Tests beginning in Centurion on December 26.
“Want to achieve what nobody has achieved in this part of the world,” Rohit mentioned through the pre-match press convention.
Rohit additionally didn’t need to discuss his cricketing future, simply saying that he desires to benefit from the recreation.
“I want to play whatever cricket is there in front of me,” he mentioned with out elaborating his plans.
KL Rahul is predicted to preserve wickets in the primary Test however the skipper mentioned it will likely be up to the wicketkeeper-batter to determine how lengthy he desires to don the gloves in the five-day format.
“I am not sure how long KL Rahul would want to keep wickets but he is keen as of now,” mentioned Rohit.
India’s World Cup hero, Mohammed Shami has been dominated out of the sequence with an ankle damage and Rohit termed the speedster’s absence as a giant loss.
“Shami will be a big miss for what he has done for us over the years. Someone will fill up (the) hole but it won’t be easy,” he mentioned.
