Former India cricketer and present head coach of the group Rahul Dravid got here with a shock simply moments earlier than the Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa. Dravid was seen bowling on the Centurion after the beginning of the play was delayed on account of patches of water on the sphere. Crowd was delighted to see the ‘Wall’ bowling medium-pace earlier than the Test match started.
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Dravid has bowled for India generally throughout his 16-year profession with the group. He used to bowl right-arm off-spin and has 5 wickets in his profession. (‘Bhai Mujhe Ye Gande Reactions Mat De’, Mohammed Shami On Hardik Pandya Screaming Angrily On Him In IPL)
“Well, he did most of the things that were asked of him from a player point of view – opened the batting, batted at 3,5,6, kept wicket. So this is something that I am surprised with. I have never seen Rahul Dravid do this. But it’s always good because as coaches you do things that you aren’t used to so to see. And there’s nothing wrong with his action; he seems pretty aligned and just has to add a little bit of piece. Otherwise, he looks pretty alright,” mentioned his former India teammate Sanjay Bangar with a smile.
Coming to the toss, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma gained the toss and opted to bowl first in opposition to India within the first Test of a two-match collection right here on the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday.
Prasidh Krishna acquired his Test cap from star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, to make his debut within the Boxing Day Test in opposition to South Africa. Meanwhile, star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja complained of higher again spasms on the morning of the match. He was not accessible for choice for the primary Test.
After drawing the T20I collection 1-1 and profitable the ODI collection 2-1, Men in Blue will probably be aiming to win their first-ever Test collection in South Africa.
This can even be the primary worldwide task of veteran gamers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah following the loss to Australia within the ICC Cricket World Cup finals.
Speaking on the time of toss, Temba Bavuma mentioned, “We’ll bowl first. Wicket has been under covers, we want to use the moisture and make early inroads. Our boys have all got into reasonably fit conditions, Lungi is the only one who’s not yet fully fit. Two debutants today – Nandre Burger and David Bedingham. We’re playing with four seamers for this one. It is always difficult to come up against India, but we are ready with our preparation.”
“Wasn’t too sure. We are quite aware of the conditions, we have been here a few times. We need to put runs on the board and the bowlers will do the job for us. We do understand the challenge of batting first with the overhead conditions and the grass, but the guys are up for the challenge. Everytime we come here, we come with high hopes. We’ve come close in the last 2 tours. We are pretty confident with our squad and the make-up of our squad. We are playing with four seamers and a spinner. Ashwin is playing in place of Jadeja. Jaddu had a bit of a back spasm, so Ashwin comes in and he is a quality spinner to have. Prasidh is making his debut, along with the other pacers Shardul, Siraj and Bumrah,” India skipper Rohit Sharma mentioned.
