Nagpur gears up for India-South Africa Test match

The ongoing test series between India and South Africa has been one sided till now, that is in India’s favor and the scenario does not looking up to be changing much. A stellar bowling effort from Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja saw the South Africans dismissed for 214 runs.

AB de Villiers, playing his 100th Test, was the only one who managed to put up a fight with a knock of 85 from 105 balls. He shared, “I strongly believe team India always wins in Nagpur whenever I wear a wrist band of tricolour while watching the match in the stadium. I think it was a good wicket”, he said. “We just didn’t get any partnerships going”. You still got to take wickets and to his credit he did that.

Even though winning the series from here is an uphill task, Duminy is confident of South Africa achieving it, provided they learn from their mistakes. The 2nd test match at Bangalore was washed out in rain.

“Although we got bowled out for 220 odd and India were in a good position at the end for the day, Test matches are not always won on the first day”. “We played a lot of games in the change-room and kept ourselves busy”. India lead the series 1-0, having beaten South Africa in three days in Mohali before settling for a draw in Bengaluru last week, where rain and a wet outfield did not allow any play after the opening day’s action.

“We’ve had a lot of time to reflect, but we don’t want to over-reflect”.

Regarding his stint in the UAE, Kirsten said was amazed by the talent on show, adding: “We have 10-11 year olds here who have the same amount of talent as 10-11 year olds in South Africa”. Lucky charm at work You can not separate fans’ superstitions with the gentleman’s game. “Vijay has been so consistent for us, Pujara has made a tremendous comeback, he is willing to play at any position and give the team the kind of flexibility”.

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In the first Test, on a dusty turner that curator Daljit Singh promised would be a sporting pitch, South Africa’s batsmen tried to dig deep and face their challenges against the turning ball, only to be repeatedly defeated by straight balls that the spinners sent down. “So in the next two Tests, I expect South Africa to be right on it”, Kirsten told Sport360 in Dubai where he delivered a coaching masterclass to young cricketers at the Cover Drive Sports Academy. “It is quite a demanding position to be in but Dean and Stiaan are our best openers and they will do a great job for us”, Amla said.