Johannesburg, First Published Dec 16, 2021, 10:05 PM IST
Johannesburg: Virat Kohli and his team have landed with the aim of winning the historic Test series in South Africa (India Tour of South Africa 2021-22). Team India’s goal is to change the stigma of not winning a series in a white jersey to date in the rain nation. The series also discusses the controversy surrounding the captaincy of Indian cricket. So this is the last chance for Virat Kohli to prove his captaincy, says Danish Kaneria.
‘This is a very crucial series for Virat Kohli as he has never won a Test series in South Africa. The series was won in England and Australia. This will be Kohli’s last chance to win a Test series in South Africa as captain. “Virat Kohli needs to score runs and win the team. This is an opportunity for Kohli to prove his mettle by being knocked out of the ODI captaincy,” Kaneria said on his YouTube channel.
Before the start of the second phase of IPL 2021 in the UAE, Virat Kohli had announced that he would step down as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the end of the season. Kohli also ended his Indian captaincy in children’s cricket with the T20 World Cup. The BCCI had earlier appointed Rohit Sharma as Kohli’s successor to the ODI captaincy ahead of the tour of South Africa. With this, Kohli became the only captain in the Tests.
Kohli has the best record in Test captaincy. The winning average was 59.09, raising the series in England and Australia. However, the team’s goal is to win the series in South Africa, which remains Balikeramala. His previous best was a draw on the 2010-11 tour. Earlier, when India reached South Africa under Kohli, they lost 2-1 in Tests.
The Indian team, which has left for the Test and ODI series, has reached Centurion. The team left Mumbai in the morning. The players were training at the Bio Bubble in Mumbai. The team will be accommodated and trained at a resort in Centurion, South Africa. The first Test starts on December 26. The tour of South Africa begins amid controversy over the captaincy of Indian cricket.
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Indian Test Squad
Virat Kohli (capt), Priyank Panchal, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, , Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jaspreet Bumra, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj.
Last Updated Dec 16, 2021, 10:09 PM IST
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