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India vs. South Africa: Clash of the titans

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All eyes are set on the Ashes series but there is another series which will be underway from the third week of December. It will be the India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 series. The thing that makes this series important is that both the teams have been fighting for
the number one spot in ICC Test rankings.
India has done a great job in the recent past to retain their number one spot in the rankings but playing South Africa in their home conditions is not easy. South Africans have a very good record playing at home and they have a very good combination of some
all round cricketers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 on the other hand also has some prolific cricketers; they have some strong batsmen who have been doing well in the recent past. They also have some exciting fast bowlers and their spin wizards are known to all the international teams.
Going into the first match, India will have a psychological advantage over South Africa as they have beaten http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and they were unable to defeat them.
Both the matches ended in a draw although South Africa dominated most of the times.
One thing that India will be concerned about is the nature of the wickets in South Africa. The tracks in India are suited to the Indian batsmen and they have performed exceptionally in their home conditions. Playing in the South African conditions will be
different ball game all together. To tackle these conditions, the Indians will rely on their master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772. Apart from these experienced batsmen, India also has some young
potential cricketers who have performed well like Suresh Raina and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623.
South Africa will know that India has a good batting line-up and they bat low down the order but to match them, they also have some world class cricketers. The South African team will be relying on their class act Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, AB DeVilliers
and Hashim Amla. The lower middle order of South Africa hasn’t done all that well in the recent past and they will be looking forward to improve on that.
The bowling line-up is also very good and almost evenly matched. The Indian team has a good blend of some fast bowlers and some good spinners. The Indian team mostly relies on it’s spinners but with the bounce that the South African wickets offer, the fast
bowlers will be looking to bend their backs as well. India will be expecting Zaheer Khan to be fit in time and lead the attack alongside Sreesanth and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566.
The South African team may not have the best of spin attack in the world but they still have some supportive spinners. They might not need the spinners to bowl the majority of overs and they will attack with the fast bowlers they have. With the pace their
bowlers’ posses and the bounce they can get from their wickets, it will be a great challenge for the Indian batsmen to tackle them. South Africa has the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn who can bowl 90 MPS consistently. With his height, Paul Harris has
also been a very good support to his fast bowlers. The bowling attack of South Africa can give tense times to the strong batting line of India.
All in all, it will be a very strong battle between bat and bowl. Both the teams have top quality batsmen and some good bowlers to support the batting. Both the teams can expect results from the Test matches they play against each other until the weather
comes into play. India has been in winning form and that can be a very motivating factor for the men in blue to overcome the strong South African team. On the other hand the South Africans will be looking to cash in on home advantage.

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