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Gurkeerat in India squad for second Test
There was a good news for the South African camp to cherish about as their batting all-rounder J P Duminy passed the fitness test. The stogy South African southpaw recovered from a finger injury suffered during the Rajkot ODI while going for a catch off his own bowling. It remains to be seen if the prediction comes true but both teams will be hoping for a result-oriented wicket.
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The first match of the ongoing four-Test series was played on a rank turner which saw the Indians win by 109 runs within three days after dismissing the Proteas for 108 in the second innings.
But it is a gentle reminder that Vilas playing closer to his known competence at the crease would be a welcome development as South Africa seek to atone for what happened to them in Mohali. If South Africa can find the depths of reserve to hold the home side off, it will keep their dream of a series triumph alive.
“Representing my country is a great honour”. The batsman has a staggering IPL average of 36. “I want to win games, so I will do whatever it takes for us to win games”, de Villiers said.
Contributing to the collective is how de Villiers understands sport. He is a determined match victor.
Steyn said he was desperate to play the Test to celebrate his close friend De Villiers’ big day.
“If you are going to win a Test series, the series is won with 15 players usually, not just eleven”. And these words should send alarming signs to the home team’s camp.
He cannot only drive, cut, pull and switch-hit easily but also create space on either side of the wicket to execute shots nearly unimaginable at the time the ball is released from the bowler’s hand.
“Though I am playing my 100th Test, I don’t feel any pressure, but I feel pressure because we are one down”.
And whenever the team needed him, he has always been there. The five-day match starts at 9:30 a.m. local time (4 a.m. GMT) on Saturday, November 14 (11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on Wednesday, November 13). He has been the run machine for his team. So while the Indians will have the pitch to their liking, de Villiers believes he is entitled to a few liberties.
The South African vice-captain’s parents are likely to grace the memorable occasion of their son. “If we do this, we are slowly but surely taking another step in the right direction, towards doing something special”, the Pretorian said. “I don’t think we played poorly in the first Test though we didn’t play good cricket for a couple of hours”. “I’ve never been very fundamental about these kind of things”.
“What can I say?” This time around, in Bangalore the history also is favouring the visitors.
Crediting the Indian spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra for the victory in the first Test, Pujara said that though the Proteas’ spin attack was good, the home team won the match as its trio did better than its counterpart.
The 25-year-old is a middle-order batsman and also bowls effective off-spin.
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However, once the duo were dismissed the rest of India’s batting lineup could not deal with Dean Elgar and Imran Tahir as the two ran riot.