IND vs SA LIVE – ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Ahead of MEGA CLASH with South Africa, Team India’s press conference happened at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday. The media conference was attended by batting coach Vikram Rathour. In the pre-match presser, Vikram sounded confident as he said Men in Blue are not worried about the pace. He also added that team has told Rishabh Pant to be ready, the opportunity could come soon. The India vs South Africa match in all likelihood will decide the WINNER of the ICC T20 WC 2022 GROUP 2: Follow India vs South Africa and Indian Team Perth Practice LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
Indian Cricket team is also scheduled to PRACTICE at bouncy Perth wicket. The PRACTICE Session is optional. The GOOD NEWS on Weather front is that it will RAIN today in PERTH. But for the match day the WEATHER FORECAST is completely clear.
“Rishabh Pant will have to wait for his chance. But we have told them to be ready. Whenever situation demands, he will be drafted in XI”, said Indian Batting Coach Vikram Rathour. Rathour’s PRESS Conference clearly indicated, India is all set to go in match vs South Africa with UNCHANGED XI.
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IND vs SA LIVE: Vikram Rathour press conference HIGHLIGHTS
- We have four seamers
- We have not looked at the pitch. We will have a look at it and then we will take a call.
- We are not thinking anything like that. KL Rahul is batting well and two matches are too small a sample size.
- We purposely came to Perth for practice to get used to the conditions since we knew that we will play an important match over here.
- Only 11 players can play. We have already told Pant to be ready. His opportunity could come soon and he is preparing for it.
- The team is playing the second game (in Perth) and that will give us an insight into the pitch.
- We are looking to adapt and score runs and we are doing well in that.
- When the time will come we will adapt. We are preparing to the best of our ability. (on small matches due to weather)
- We are looking to score as many runs.
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The Men in Blue have made a good start to the competition, and could all but seal their place in the final four with a win on Sunday. With the match of high stakes, Rohit will likely be dealt with questions on facing the pressure and how the team is focusing on clinching a berth in the semis.
Vikram was also asked about his thoughts on Virat Kohli, with the former captain finding his mojo back with back-to-back fifties in the tournament. The bowling has also done well with Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammad Shami all impressive so far.
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The batting coach fielded questions on opening batter KL Rahul struggling to get runs under his belt in the tournament so far. Rahul is known to be taking special sessions with mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton and Rohit is likely to throw weight behind his deputy.
That being unsaid, India are set to field an unchanged playing XI having bagged back-to-back victories. However, the Indian order will be up against a stern test, with the likes of Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada and potentially Marco Jansen enjoying the bounce on offer at Perth.
Ravichandran Ashwin should also retain his place with his inclusion adding batting flexibility to the line up. Furthermore, the veteran off-spinner has a favourable record against left-handers, with SouthAfrica having the likes of Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw and David Miller in their ranks.
