The Indian cricket team has reached South Africa, where the T20 series will start from Sunday 10th December. Rahul Dravid has once again taken command. This will be their first series after the extension of their coach’s contract. In the absence of Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain of this team. Regarding the series, Dravid said how the Indian batsmen are going to face against the South African bowlers.

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A game plan to face the South African bowlers

Dravid believes that South African pitches are difficult to bat on and he wants every Indian batsman to have a game plan to face the South African bowlers.

Statistics show South Africa is a challenging place to bat

Talking about this tour on Star Sports, Rahul Dravid said, “The statistics tell you that South Africa is a challenging place to bat. It is one of the more difficult places to bat, especially in Centurion and Johannesburg. Something or the other keeps happening in the wickets, they also keep moving up and down. Every batsman will have a game plan as to how they face the bowlers, they are clear about it and they are committed to it and are practicing for it, which is fine.”

How long this tenure of Dravid will last has not been revealed yet

Rahul Dravid’s tenure as Team India head coach ended after the ODI World Cup. Recently BCCI made an official announcement of extending his contract. However, how long this tenure of Rahul Dravid will last has not been revealed yet. But it is believed that Rahul Dravid will be the head coach in the T20 World Cup to be held in June. Given the upcoming World Cup, the T20 series going to be held in South Africa will be important for many young players, they can include themselves in the race to be included in the squad by showing effective play in it.

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IND vs SA T20 series schedule

1st T20- 10 December (Durban)
Second T20 – 12 December (Kebera)
3rd T20 – 14 December (Johannesburg)

IND vs SA ODI series schedule

1st ODI- 17 December (Johannesburg)
Second ODI- 19 December (Kebera)
Third ODI- 21 December (Paarl)

IND vs SA test series schedule

1st Test- Centurion – 26-30 December
2nd Test- Cape Town – 3-7 January (2024)