New Delhi. Teams India and South Africa will clash in the Test series from December 26 for a strong position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. On the one hand, the South African team will want to maintain its 31-year-old dominance at home. On the other hand, Team India will be eyeing a historic win. South Africa may be winning the Test series at home, but African captain Temba Bavuma is having sleepless nights watching India’s performance in the World Cup.
The team led by Rohit Sharma won 10 consecutive matches in the World Cup. Rohit and Co. won 10 matches in a row and filled the minds of every team in the mega event of the series. Now Team India is sweating a lot to create history in South Africa. Ahead of the start of the series, the African captain is scared by the strong bowling of Team India. However, the exclusion of deadly bowler Mohammad Shami will give the hosts a lot of relief. Shami took 24 wickets in just 7 matches in the World Cup. Temba Bavuma was full of praise for Shami in the press conference and also gave his reaction on Team India’s pace attack.
Mohammed Shami is one of the top players – Temba Bavuma
Temba Bavuma said in the pre-match press conference, ‘As a cricketer you want to face the highest. Mohammed Shami is one of the greatest players. Many of our team will be eager to compete with him. But India is India because of the depth they have. You have to believe that whoever comes from India will push you.
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He added, ‘Having the series at home, we understand our advantage. Even without Shami, Team India’s bowling is very strong. Whatever he has achieved in the longer format in the last 5-10 years is because of this bowling attack.
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First published: December 25, 2023, 13:17 IST