Amid all controversies, Team India has arrived in South Africa for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa, starting December 26 in Centurion. The Test series will be a part of the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. the team left for South Africa yesterday
The BCCI shared photos of Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, head coach Rahul Dravid, KL Rahul, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Siraj, all-rounder Shardul Thakur and fast bowler Umesh Yadav all masked up.
Taking to Twitter, BCCI wrote:
“Touchdown South Africa.”
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 16, 2021
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 16, 2021
Team India will now go into one-day isolation. Despite the Omicron scare in South Africa, the Indian team will not undergo a hard quarantine.
We are very well placed – Virat Kohli on beating South Africa
Team India has always struggled against swinging and seaming conditions winning only 3 matches across 29 years losing 10 while 7 ended in a draw. They would hope for a better show this time around under captain Virat Kohli and coach Rahul Dravid
They are yet to win a Test series in South Africa and will be desperate to end the barren run. They came close to doing so in 2018 but the home side had the last laugh.
Speaking at the pre-tour press conference, Virat Kohli asserted that they are in a good position to win in South Africa for the first time in 29 years.
“We are very well placed in terms of experience, belief and confidence that this time around we can do something special and get the results that we want as a team and overcome probably the toughest conditions to go and win a series,” Kohli said on Wednesday.
“If we have the right mindset then we start off the series with a lot of confidence and belief we can definitely stand up to any challenge that comes our way and takes a lot of heart from it. We will take a lot of motivation and a lot of belief from that victory,” Kohli concluded.
India’s Full Schedule Of South Africa Series
Team India vs South Africa 1st Test: December 26 to 30 – Centurion – 1:30 PM IST
2nd Test: January 3 to 7 – Johannesburg – 1:30 PM
3rd Test: January 11 to 15 – Cape Town – 2:00 PM
1st ODI: January 19, Wednesday – Paarl – 2:00 PM
2nd ODI: January 21, Friday – Paarl – 2:00 PM
3rd ODI: January 23, Sunday – Cape Town – 2:00 PM
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