Last updated on: December 24, 2023 at 09:15 pm
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid believes that the Indian team has the best chance of defeating South Africa in South Africa when they take on the Proteas in the first Test match of the series starting December 26.
While speaking in the pre-match press conference, Rahul Dravid opened that the Indian team will try to minimize the damage in case the team faces a bad session.
Rahul Dravid opens up to challenges in upcoming Test series against South Africa
Rahul Dravid also said that they will have very little time to recover if they do not start well and that is why they must ensure that they perform well from the beginning.
Rahul Dravid said: “We have been coming here from 1992 onwards. We have played some good cricket in South Africa, we have won some Test matches and we have also had some good draws. Our guys have had good performances in the last 30 years. But we have not been able to win a series of tests. “There have been some tests where we had the opportunity but we couldn’t take advantage of it.”
“This time it’s a short series, there will be little time to recover, so if you don’t start well, there might be no room to come back. The main challenge here is the fact that the pitches have a lot of bounce and seam movement. It can be difficult for batting,” added Rahul Dravid. “The tracks are results-oriented. It can happen that if a bad session occurs, you can fall far behind in the game. So the key is to minimize the damage in case of a bad session, like you shouldn’t lose 6-7 wickets in a session. While batting, those extra 50-60 runs must be made because 20 wickets are bound to fall. So, the team that bats better will win.”
India is ranked number one in the Test team rankings while they are also ranked number one in the WTC 2023-25 points table. India have qualified for the final of the World Test Championship twice and will once again want to add the necessary points to the table after winning the series.
On the other hand, South Africa defeated Bangladesh at home and the Temba Bavuma-led team also has players like Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada in their lineup who can help the team take on India. challenge.
