SA vs IND 1st Test:
New Delhi:
Now that Team Rohit is about to open the Test series (SA v IND) against South Africa at Centurion from Tuesday, former spinner Harbhajan Singh has replaced Shadul with Ravichandran Ashwin while picking his XI. There are discussions that India may field four pacers and one spinner on Centurion’s fast pitch. And when it comes to spinners, it will be a battle between Ashwin and Harbhajan. However, Harbhajan has his own logic behind this idea. Let us tell you that the Indian team has played 23 Test matches on the soil of South Africa since 1992, while they have faced defeat in 12.
Also read:
SA vs IND 1st Test Preview: Rohit’s real challenge begins now, know 6 important things related to the 1st Test
‘I doubt this…’, Gavaskar questions the fast bowler on the eve of the first Test
Bhajji said on his YouTube channel that the star-studded Indian team will have to score more than four hundred runs to challenge the hosts here. He said that according to me, Rohit and Jaiswal will open the innings, while Gill will come in at number three, while Virat Kohli will play at number four. Bhajji put his name forward saying that the fifth and sixth spots will go to Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, while the seventh spot will be Ravindra Jadeja.
But the biggest question comes from number eight, said the former official. Both Ashwin and Shardul are available on this. But I think Ashwin should be played at number eight because you have Bumrah at number nine, Siraj at number ten and the famous Krishna at number last. Bhajji also gave the rationale behind feeding Ashwin. However, he feels that Indian management will rarely do so. He said that I think the conditions here will be hot and the pitch will be hard. There will be bounce here too and in such a situation India should go with three pacers and two spinners. I think the host batsmen like to play pace bowlers. In such a situation you should go beyond your strength and play with Ashwin.