Team India faces a tough challenge when they take on South Africa in the IND vs SA Test series. Having never won a Test series in South Africa, Rohit Sharma’s men will be giving it their all to come out victorious in the series. Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar has provided a reason on why India is yet to win a Test series in South Africa.
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Sanjay Bangar, a former cricketer of India, has claimed that India’s failure to win a single Test series in the country is not because of a lack of cricketing skills. Speaking on Star Sports, Bangar said that India has never had a full-fledged Test series in which they could have adapted to the conditions more effectively.
“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,” Sanjay Bangar said on Star Sports.
This time, Bangar believes India have a good chance to win the series. He explained that the first Test will be played at Centurion, which lacks pace compared to other stadiums,. This will give the team a chance to get accustomed to the conditions before facing the Proteas in Cape Town, according to Bangar.
India squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk).