AB de Villiers Explains Why This Is India's Best Chance To Win Test Series In South Africa

AB de Villiers | Source: X.com

Team India, having shared the T20I series and clinched the ODI series 2-1 against South Africa, is now set to take on the Proteas for a two-match Test series starting on Tuesday, December 26, at SuperSport Park, Centurion. 

The two-match series will be a part of World Test Championship Cycle 2023-25. The series will also mark the return of captain Rohit Sharma, who will be seen on the field for the first time since ODI World Cup 2023 and some other senior players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. 

Meanwhile, AB De Villiers, the former South African cricketer, feels that this is going to be India’s best chance to win a Test series in South Africa. He went on to express full confidence in India's pace attack, which comprises Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj. 

"Indian team has arrived in South Africa with its best ever chance (to win a series). For the first time they have got fast bowlers, who can bowl 'the line' and not just hit the length," said AB de Villiers.

"India have been coming for many years but very few of your fast bowlers were line bowlers. But now you have Bumrah and Siraj. Yes, I agree that Shami not playing makes a massive difference. But Siraj and Bumrah are bowlers who can bowl line, whereas South African bowlers bowl from off to leg stump."

Meanwhile, the Men in Blue will be without the seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami, who, despite initially being part of the squad for the South Africa Test series, couldn't recover in time and has been excluded from the series.

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