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That India are a dominant force in Test cricket at home goes without saying, and another example of that was seen in Visakhapatnam where they handed South Africa a 203-run defeat to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
For India, the chance taken on Rohit Sharma at the top of the order paid off handsomely as he smashed back to back centuries alongside Mayank Agarwal who’s riding equally high on confidence after his double century.
In Pune, the dynamic Indian batting lineup that follows the openers with the likes Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari will definitely look to keep the Proteas out on the field for as long as they can.
India boast off two seasoned spinners in R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, and one expects that Kohli will need them to do the bulk of the bowling over the course of the game.
If the spin twins weren’t terrifying enough for the South Africans, Mohammed Shami’s mastery with the semi new and old ball on dry tracks is slowly attaining legendary status and will have left it scars on the visitors.
What makes Shami stand apart is his ability to do it regularly when situations look hopeless.
His skill is obviously there for everyone to see. Especially, in the second innings, when the situations are difficult he comes in and does the job everytime. It’s great,” said Kohli.
Players accepting responsibilities at different stages of the game is something that has “amazed” the captain.
For the Proteas, getting Quinton de Kock and Dean Elgar to do what they did in Vizag again will be extremely important and Faf will hope that doggedness rubs off on the likes of Aiden Markam at the top of the order too.
Faf won’t want to play into Rohit’s arc like he did in the first Test as the Mumbaikar took a liking to the spinners and smashed a world record 13 sixes in the game.
South Africa without any doubts are missing the dynamism a Dale Steyn or Hashim Amla bring to the table, and Faf is well aware of how one wrong decision could make the already difficult task a whole lot tougher for his side.
Hence for South Africa to come away unscathed, Faf and the think tank will have to dot the i’s and cross the t’s to perfection – much like how the hosts are going about their business.
Test match five-wicket haul and has seen the team management constantly plum up Kuldeep Yadav’s case.
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