India and South Africa are currently tied at 1-1 in the three-match series.
Cape Town, The third test match will be played between India and South Africa (India vs South Africa 3rd Test Match) from today. This match will be played in Cape Town. The Indian team is ready again to win the Test series in South Africa. At the same time, Indian team captain Virat Kohli is going to be seen playing in the third match. He missed the second Test in Johannesburg due to a tightness in his upper back. Therefore, in today’s last match, all eyes are going to be on captain Virat Kohli.
Now the team needs the presence of charismatic captain Virat Kohli to beat South Africa on their own soil. This match will be played at Newlands Ground from 2:00 PM IST. India and South Africa are currently tied at 1-1 in the three-match series.
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The special thing is that Virat Kohli will play his 99th Test match today on the occasion of his daughter’s first birthday. In such a situation, Kohli will make this moment more special and memorable by showing his best performance. If India beat South Africa on the same soil, with their first Test series win in three decades, Virat Kohli’s name would be established as the country’s greatest captain. For this, India will expect better performance from its batsmen.
It will be important for India to score 300-plus in the first innings of today’s match. Let us tell you that India has never won a Test match in Cape Town. So winning this match is very important for India.
There are players in the team whose mere presence gives psychological advantage to the team and captain Kohli is one such player. Be it batting or fielding, the very presence of Kohli on the field is enough to make the opposition team uncomfortable. He may not have scored a century for two years, but his presence forces the opposition team to change strategy.
Many experts have suggested that skipper Virat Kohli should refrain from playing off drives. If Kohli is not able to do this, then he will have to play the innings the way master blaster Sachin Tendulkar played in the year 2004. When he did not play shots in the off-side until he scored a double century against Brett Lee & Co in Sydney.