IND vs SA, 2nd Test: 3 biggest ROADBLOCKS for Virat Kohli & Co- Team India will be gunning for victory against South Africa in the upcoming second Test at Johannesburg. Virat Kohli & Rahul Dravid have never lost at the venue and a win win take India to unassailable 2-0 against Proteas in their bid to securing maiden Test series in South Africa. As India Cricket Team is all geared up to conquer SA, here are three big roadblocks who can prove to be party spoilers. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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IND vs SA, 2nd Test: 3 biggest ROADBLOCKS for Virat Kohli & Co in Johannesburg as Team India ready to script history- check out
Skipper Dean Elgar
South Africa captain Dean Elgar emerged as the only positive in the batting deparment for Proteas in the opening Test. He will look to lead by example for other youngsters. He has scored 523 runs in 8 matches at Wanderers at an average of 43.5 which features a Test hundred against Sri Lanka exactly a year ago. With an overall experience of 70 Tests and 4400+ runs comprising 13 Tests, Elgar is a key wicket for India in Johannesburg Test.
Kagiso Rabada & Lungi Ngidi
Team India feel like a pack of cards in their second innings of Centurion Tests. SA pace spearheads Kagiso Rabada & Lungi Ngidi were the wrecker-in-chief of Proteas. While Lungi Ngidi took 8 wickets, Kagiso Rabada raked up 7 wickets as the duo shared 15 wickets against India. The middle-order in form of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara & Ajinkya Rahane needs to counter these specialists to fulfill the dream of securing Test series win South Africa soil after 3 decades of rivalry. He had played a gritty knock of 77 runs off 156 balls during the opening Test.
Johannesburg Weather Report
Despite rain washing away Day 2 of Centurion Test, India emerged victorious with just 4 days of game play. Now, Virat Kohli & Co will be hoping for another spell of clear skies. Unfortunately, the forecast for Day 1 and Day 5 doesn’t look good as per latest weather report by the BBC. “Light rain showers” could dampen the start at Wanderers with clouds predicted for all five days of Johannesburg Test.
IND vs SA 2nd Test Weather
IND vs SA, 2nd Test: 3 biggest ROADBLOCKS for Virat Kohli & Co in Johannesburg as Team India ready to script history
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