– Vinay Kumar
The Indian team is preparing to leave for the tour of South Africa. In this tour, a 3-match Test series (IND vs SA Test Series) and an ODI series of equal number of matches will be played under the bilateral series (India vs South Africa Bilateral Series 2021-2022) between the two countries. The first Test match of the series will begin on December 26 at Centurion.
It is worth noting that in this series, South Africa’s Test team playing against India, Quinton de Kock has been included in the Test team. But, it is being told that de Kock (Quinton de Kock wicket-keeper) will not be able to play in the third match of the series. Dekock has hit 22 centuries in international cricket so far.
South Africa’s swashbuckling batsman and prolific wicketkeeper is about to become a father. The 3-match Test series between India and South Africa is starting from 26 December. History is witness that in Test cricket, the Indian team has not won a single series on South African soil so far. The special thing is that the captaincy of the ODI team may have been snatched from Team India captain Virat Kohli, but the reality is that now the extra burden has reduced from his head. In such a situation, Captain Kohli will prepare the strategy of this Test series with full concentration and make it one to the top to win it.
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According to ‘crickinfo.com’, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock’s wife Sasha is pregnant and she can become a mother in early January next year. Because of this, Quinton may not be able to take part in the last Test match against India. Now, there are also reports Tony that he can leave only after the first test match with the COVID-19 protocol. According to Victor Mpitsang, official of the South African Cricket Board’s team selection committee, Quinton de Kock may be ruled out of the third Test against India. Maybe even before he leaves the team’s bio-bubble.
Wren or Rickleton may get a chance
In place of Quinton de Kock, one of the wicketkeepers of Kyle Verreynne and Ryan Rickelton can get a chance in South Africa’s Test team. It is worth noting that Kyle Verren had earlier replaced Temba Bavuma in June this year in the South Africa cricket team’s tour of the West Indies (West Indies vs South Africa Kyle Verreynne). However, during that time he was not very successful. In that series, he scored only 39 runs in 3 innings. His best score in that tour was 27 runs. If Ryan Rickelton gets a chance to replace Quinton de Kock in this series against India, it will be his international Test debut.