Team India’s T20 squad has launched into the tour of South Africa forward of the multi-format project, the final one for 2023 for the Men in Blue. It is one territory the place the Indian crew is but to attain success in, particularly in Test cricket and the 2 matches in Centurion and Johannesburg will present one other alternative for the Rohit Sharma-led aspect to win a sequence in opposition to the Proteas in their very own yard.
The bounce and the help the quick bowlers get in South Africa are unparalleled and the batters’ approach and expertise are challenged. India got here near successful it there in 2018 however the sequence was drawn and the final time in 2022, they misplaced 1-2 after which Kohli gave up Test captaincy. Now, head coach Rahul Dravid has admitted that it will be a challenge for the batters and that everybody will not play the identical means and may not succeed however needs them to decide to a plan and observe it to the hilt.
“So, it is a challenging place to bat; the statistics will tell you that. It is one of the more difficult places to bat in, especially up here in Centurion and Johannesburg. The wickets do tend to do a bit, and they tend to get up and down as well,” Dravid mentioned in an interview with Star Sports on ‘Follow the Blues.’
“Every one of the batsmen will have a game plan as to how they want to go, as long as they are clear about it and they commit to it and are practising towards that, that’s fine. We don’t expect everyone to play in the same way. We want them to be very clear about what works for them, and then be able to execute that. The boys, once they get out there, a lot of it is mental, and I guess, you know, we try and stress on the fact that if we do get going if we get the opportunity to get set, they try to make it a match-winning contribution,” Dravid mentioned.
The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer will be taking part in a Test match in South Africa for the primary time and will have to be on the cash going through South African tempo assault on these quick surfaces. It will be a challenge but when this Test crew has proven something in the previous few years is that they like embracing the hardest of all of them.
