He said, “His team is number one in the world.
centurion, South Africa is well aware that India has achieved successes overseas in the recent past but its captain Dean Elgar believes that the three Test matches starting here on Sunday will be Due to playing on home grounds in the (Test Series) series, his team will have a little upper hand.
India defeated Australia 2-1 on their soil earlier this year and qualified for the final of the World Test Championship, where they lost to New Zealand. . Not only this, India then took a 2-1 lead in four matches in England when the fifth Test was postponed due to COVID-19 cases.
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Elgar said on the eve of the first Test at Centurion, “It’s pretty much a level match. We are playing on the home grounds which will give us a bit of an edge. He said, “His team is number one in the world. We can’t see it that way. As a cricket lover, my assessment is that their team has been doing well for some time now. ,
Elgar said, “You can’t take away the credit from him for what he did recently. That’s why I am not here to say that their team is not the best in the world because the ranking system also matters. But there is no denying the fact that we are playing at our home turf so that we are in a better position before going into the series.”
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Their fast bowlers played a key role in India’s success and Elgar also believed that the visiting team’s fast bowlers could take advantage of the fast and bouncy South Africa’s pitches. He said, “At this point his strong side is his bowling. We are well aware of this. They have achieved a lot of success as a bowling unit. They have a lot of experienced bowlers who also have good bowlers to support them.
Elgar said, “With the match being in South Africa, I am sure that their bowling attack will take advantage of the conditions very well. Knowing that we also have fast bowlers and we will get some momentum and bounce and the wicket can help them a little bit.
India are yet to win the Test series in South Africa and Virat Kohli’s team would like to be the first team to achieve the feat. “We are well aware of this (India’s success in Australia and England). He has improved his record overseas a lot. (agency)