New Delhi: Despite the fact that India A team under Cheteshwar Pujara has gained accolades for its triumphant sojourn in South Africa, the young brigade is not happy. Rather, they have expressed displeasure on being provided wickets entirely different from what the Proteas are known to be offering them.
In a series where destructive opener Shikhar Dhawan blasted his way to a magnificent world-record 248, most of the players in the touring squad are likely to board the flight to Cape Town when the Men in Blue under Mahendra Singh Dhoni play against South Africa later this year in a three-match Test series, seven ODIs and two T20 Internationals.
However, skipper Pujara said that the surface was flat which meant that the batsmen would be able to tear the bowling attack apart. This is entirely contrary to the bouncy wickets which the grounds in Durban and Johannesburg are known for. “Dhoni & Co won’t get such flat wickets in the series scheduled to be held in December this year.
I don’t think that the conditions will be same when we come here again,” Pujara said. Another story doing the rounds is a possible plot by Graeme Smith to spoil batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s purported farewell party. After former spinner Karsan Ghavri said that the 40-year-old iconic batsman would quit the longer version of the game after his 200th Test, cricket pundits have begun predicting that the series against Proteas will be the last one for him.
No comments:
Post a Comment