New Delhi: The Indian team led by Virat Kohli has reached South Africa for the 3-Test series. But before that, the tussle over the captaincy of ODI made a lot of headlines. However, the hope is that it will not affect the cricket field. Kohli himself had said the same thing before leaving for South Africa. He had said that my entire focus is on cricket and nothing can stop me from playing for the country. But the tour of South Africa is not going to be easy for Team India. The Indian team’s record here is not good. Team India 1992 has not won a single test series in the African country so far. Whereas during this time India played 7 test series here. Out of this, India had to face defeat in 6. While there was a draw. That is, the dream of winning the series is still incomplete.
India had drawn the last series in South Africa in 2010. Then Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) was the captain of the team. On that tour, Team India won the second Test in Durban by 87 runs. Whereas the first Test in Centurion was won by South Africa and the third Test in Cape Town was drawn. The Indian team went on a tour of South Africa even 3 years ago under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. At that time also South Africa had captured the series by winning the first two Tests. India prevented a clean sweep by winning the third Test in Johannesburg. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 in the first innings of that test and Mohammed Shami took the same number of wickets in the second.
India won the first test under Dravid’s captaincy
The Indian team went to South Africa for the first time in 1991-92. This was the first time that a Test series was played between the two teams in South Africa. In the last 29 years, Team India has visited this African country 7 times. But there is no success. For the first time in 2006, under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, Team India won its first Test match in South Africa. This victory was also special because Because India had won the first match of the test series. Sreesanth was the hero of India’s victory in this match. He took a total of 8 wickets in the match. However, after winning the first Test, the Indian team lost both the other Tests and the dream of winning the series remained unfulfilled.
Virat Kohli has scored 2 centuries in South Africa
If the Indian team has to win this time in South Africa, then Virat Kohli’s bat is necessary. Because in the current team he is the highest run-scorer in South Africa. Virat has scored 558 runs in 5 Tests here at an average of over 55. Kohli has scored 2 centuries and as many fifties on the bouncy pitch of South Africa.
After this, the number of Cheteshwar Pujara comes. Even though they are not in color yet. But in South Africa, this batsman has scored 411 runs in 7 Tests. Pujara has also hit a century here. That is, it is necessary for these two batsmen to walk. Apart from this, Ajinkya Rahane has also scored 266 runs in 3 Tests at an average of more than 53.
