‘Jeet ke bhi aana bhai’ – Fans react as Rohit Sharma discusses South Africa challenge in Tests

India is preparing for the South African assault in the opening 2-Test series encounter, which begins on Boxing Day in Centurion, as they turn their attention to the longest format. A month after the devastating ODI World Cup 2023 final, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back in the running. As stated by head coach Rahul Dravid during the press conference, the players are eager to go into the 2025 World Test Championship final since they have been taught to overcome heartbreaks.

India has only won four of the 23 Test matches they have played in South Africa. Additionally, the Indians have not previously won in a Test series against the Rainbow, thus Rohit Sharma & Co. will have another opportunity to rewrite history in the next series.

All focus will be on the new players as well as returning players like Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Players who have never participated in a Test series in South Africa, such as Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, will have their mettle put to the test against the Proteas onslaught. Head coach Dravid thinks the squad would inspire the upcoming batters to be comfortable with the bat since they have aggressive players like Jaiswal and Gill.

However, there are certain players whose averages decline when they visit South Africa, which raises concerns. KL Rahul’s average drops from 33 to 25, while Rohit Sharma’s average of 46.54 plummets to 15.37. Only Kohli, who averages in excess of 50 in South Africa, has dominated with the bat while playing there.

“We have never won a series here” : Rohit Sharma

Team India skipper spoke to the media ahead of the game against South Africa. He spoke about the ODI World Cup 2023 final defeat and how it still hurts him. The captain discussed the throughout of winning a Test series in South Africa.

Rohit Sharma said, “We have never won a series here and it’ll be a big thing if we do it here. I don’t know whether it’ll be able to take away the pain of World Cup defeat. If we are able to achieve it then it’ll be a good thing. Itna mehnat kiya hai toh kuch toh kitna banta hai (Since we have worked so hard, we derserve this at least).”

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