Tags: India tour of South Africa 2023-24,
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Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Revealed on: Dec 26, 2023
Staff India captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that the guests are eager to create historical past within the Rainbow Nation throughout the Take a look at sequence, which begins with the Boxing Day Take a look at at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday, December 26. Nonetheless, he refused to consider {that a} Take a look at sequence win in South Africa can compensate for the defeat within the 2023 ODI World Cup last.
India have a fairly atypical Take a look at document in South Africa. Whereas they’re but to win a Take a look at sequence within the nation, they’ve competed properly throughout their current visits to the Proteas nation. Actually, throughout their earlier tour in 2021-22, they gained the opening Take a look at in Centurion, solely to go down within the subsequent two matches and lose the sequence.
Talking on the eve of the opening Take a look at in Centurion on Monday, Rohit shared his ideas on the South African problem and commented, “These are crucial matches when it comes to the place we stand as a staff. Additionally to look again that we have now by no means gained a sequence right here as properly, it is a large alternative for us to do properly right here. We got here fairly shut the final two occasions once we toured right here however once more we have now come to this place with lot of confidence to try to obtain what no one (Indian) staff has ever achieved on this a part of the world.”
Requested if a Take a look at sequence win in South Africa will ease the ache of the World Cup last defeat, the Indian skipper candidly admitted, “I do not know whether or not a Take a look at sequence win in South Africa generally is a balm for a World Cup last defeat. I imply World Cup is World Cup. Itni mehnaat ki haai, kuch toh outcome milein. (We’ve been working so exhausting, it is time we get some large outcome). All of us need that.”
India will likely be with out the providers of World Cup hero Mohammed Shami, who was one of many large heroes of the 2021 Centurion win. The pacer is out of motion attributable to a heel harm. Rohit admitted that Shami’s presence will likely be missed, however backed Prasidh Krishna and Mukesh Kumar to make up for his absence.
“What he has completed for our staff through the years, clearly it is a large miss however somebody will come instead of him, try to fill in that position and it’ll not be straightforward however we have now confidence,” the 36-year-old mentioned.
“Prasidh extracts a variety of bounce attributable to his peak and Mukesh can swing the ball. We have been suppose to take a look at pitch at present and resolve whether or not we wish somebody to bowl up or again. We’ve 75 p.c determined and relaxation 25 p.c we might tomorrow,” he added.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
