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"Match Accha Khelunga...": Indian Cricket Team Star's Hilarious Comment On His Marriage Viral

The Indian cricket team will embark on a new mission from Sunday in the Tour of South Africa. The Indian cricket team will play three ODIs, three T20Is and two Tests. This is the one of the first times that the three formats will be led by three different Indian cricket team stars. Suryakumar Yadav has been given the reins of the T20I side and the onus will be on him to give the Indian cricket team a great start to the Tour in the first T20I against South Africa on Sunday.

Finding Right Combination "Biggest Challenge": Ex-Star Drops 'Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah' Hint

Team India defeated Australia 4-1 in the five-match T20I series and began their preparations for the 2024 World Cup on a positive note. The 2024 T20 World Cup will be hosted by West Indies and United States in June, next year. Before the showpiece event, Team India is scheduled to play the T20Is against South Africa and Afghanistan, followed by the IPL. As the likes of skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the T20Is against the Proteas, former wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel will face challenge of finding the right combination during the World Cup.

India vs South Africa: A look At India's Away Record In Tests Against Proteas

The Indian men's cricket team departed for South Africa on December 6 (Wednesday) from Bengaluru for an all-format tour in the rainbow nation. The itinerary is set to unfold with a three-match T20I series (December 10 to 14), followed by a three-match ODI series (December 17 to 21). The final leg of the tour comprises a two-match Test series (from December 26), which will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship. South Africa remains a challenging place for India, particularly in Test cricket where a series victory has proven elusive. Despite previous Indian teams showing promise, they have fallen short of making history in South Africa. In three decades, India have won only four Test matches in South Africa.

Indian Cricket At Crossroads: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Or Emerging Talent In T20Is?

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have made invaluable contributions to Indian cricket for over a decade. However, performances by youngsters in the T20 Internationals (T20Is) this year have sparked a contentious debate — should India prefer young blood over experience in the shortest format of the game? Since India's defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final against England, the 35-year-old Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, 36, have not played T20Is. Their absence, rather than causing a void, has been filled by a crop of young talent which coincided with a series of victories for the Men in Blue.

"This Is A Good Indian Team But...": Jacques Kallis' Huge Warning Ahead Of South Africa Tour

Jacques Kallis, one of the last multi-skilled legends, says quality all-rounders have become a scarcity in modern-day cricket, especially in Test cricket, because of "too much cricket across formats". While Sir Garfield Sobers (8032 runs and 235 wickets) is considered 'greatest of 'em all' across generations, Kallis (25,000-plus runs and nearly 600 wickets in three formats) is inarguably one of the legendary all-rounders the modern era has seen. In the 1980s, there were four great all-rounders in Imran Khan, Richard Hadlee, Ian Botham and Kapil Dev while the new millennium saw emergence of Kallis and Andrew Flintoff. But with advent of T20 cricket and mushrooming leagues across the globe with new rules have actually discouraged development of multi-skilled cricketers.

Watch: Indian Cricket Team Stars Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

Team India is all set to face South Africa in their upcoming all-format tour. After clinching a memorable win over Australia in the five-match series, India arrived in Durban on Thursday morning. In a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on social media, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, and others were seen receiving warm welcome by the people of South Africa. However, there was another which welcomed the Indian team whole-heartedly.

"Statistics Will Tell You...": Rahul Dravid's Blunt Verdict On South Africa Challenge

With his contract as Team India's head coach renewed, Rahul Dravid is ready for the tour of South Africa where the boys will be involved in cricketing contests across the three formats of the game. While the series begins with T20Is, with ODIs to follow, its the Test assignment that will arguably decide whether the tour will be a success or not. Dravid, giving his blunt assessment of the South Africa challenge, admitted that it would be a tricky tour for the Indian team.

"Like Winning World Cup...": Ex-Star Warns India Of What Awaits in South Africa

Team India will be chasing history as they take on South Africa in a two-match Test series, starting later this month. India have never won a Test series in the Rainbow nation, and lost 1-2 during their last visit to South Africa in 2021/22. India had won the first game of the series, but lost back-to-back to conceded the series, following which Virat Kohli had relinquished his Test captaincy. Former India pacer S Sreesanth feels 'winning a Test series in South Africa is like winning the World Cup'.

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"Match Accha Khelunga...": Indian Cricket Team Star's Hilarious Comment On His Marriage Viral

Finding Right Combination "Biggest Challenge": Ex-Star Drops 'Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah' Hint

India vs South Africa: A look At India's Away Record In Tests Against Proteas

Indian Cricket At Crossroads: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Or Emerging Talent In T20Is?

"This Is A Good Indian Team But...": Jacques Kallis' Huge Warning Ahead Of South Africa Tour

Watch: Indian Cricket Team Stars Use Trolleys As Umbrellas Upon Arrival In South Africa

"Statistics Will Tell You...": Rahul Dravid's Blunt Verdict On South Africa Challenge

"Like Winning World Cup...": Ex-Star Warns India Of What Awaits in South Africa