Forgetting the disappointment of the defeat in the final of the One Day Cricket World Cup 36 days ago, the Indian team will now leave no stone unturned to end their 31-year wait to win the Test series in South Africa. The two-Test series between India and South Africa will begin tomorrow, Tuesday. This will be India’s ninth Test series in South Africa since 1992, but till now India has not won a single series here. This is the reason why, as always, the current series is also being called the ‘last fort’ for the Rohit Sharma-led team. Heavy rain is predicted for the first two days of the match at Supersport Park.
This could be the last tour of South Africa for some of India’s star cricketers like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and they will surely try to make it a memorable one. South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, have some good fast bowlers who can create problems for India’s young batsmen. Opener Yashaswi Jaiswal’s real test will be against bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee. Similarly, batsmen like Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer will have to perform at their best in more challenging conditions. On the other hand, Mukesh Kumar or popular Krishna can be selected instead of fast bowler Mohammad Shami. In this match, KL Rahul will play the responsibility of the wicketkeeper.
