“If They Get To…”: Sanjay Bangar On Why India Haven’t Won Test Series In South Africa | Cricket News

India will search as soon as once more to breach the ‘ultimate frontier’ for his or her Test staff after they start a two-match sequence at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. South Africa is the one common Test-playing nation the place India have but to win a sequence. India have performed a complete of 8 Test sequence in South Africa, out of which 7 went within the Proteas’ favour with just one ending in a draw. Ahead of India’s upcoming Test sequence in South Africa, former worldwide batter Sanjay Bangar has opined why the staff has not been in a position to win any Test sequence there.

“India have not won Test series in South Africa because they play 2 Tests or 3-match Test series. If they get to play four or 5-match Test series, it would reflect in their performance,” Bangar stated whereas talking on Star Sports.

India have query marks over their batting, with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane not of their plans.

Both confirmed on earlier excursions a capability to resist South Africa’s quick bowlers on the nation’s historically full of life pitches.

South Africa will once more be counting on tempo to unsettle the Indian batsmen.

Young weapons Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee performed in four-day home matches final week however the extra skilled Kagiso Rabada (sore heel) and Lungi Ngidi (ankle sprain) each missed the chance to get some red-ball cricket.

India shall be with out quick bowler Mohammed Shami due to harm however Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will nonetheless spearhead a potent assault.

The matches would be the first for South Africa within the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle.

It’s India’s second sequence within the championship after they received one match and drew one towards the West Indies in July.

Squads –

India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wkt), Abhimanyu Easwaran.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger.

(With AFP Inputs)