TimesofIndia.com
Dec 23, 2023
RABADA IS READY!
With his frontline pacers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi hitting the nets ahead of the 'Boxing Day' Test, South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad on Saturday expressed confidence that India won't be able to breach their 'Final Frontier' in the upcoming series.
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STAR PACER
Rabada was rested from the white ball leg as he was nursing a heel niggle while Ngidi pulled out after sustaining a left ankle injury ahead of the T20Is.
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SPEEDSTERS
On Saturday afternoon though, Rabada and Nigidi bowled full tilt at the centre training wicket of the Supersport Park and facing them was Dean Elgar, who is playing in his last series.
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STAGE IS SET
The Centurion track is a pacer's dream although India did get the better of South Africa last time around. The head coach would want his lethal weapons to fire on all cylinders.
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WE ARE READY!
Both Rabada and Ngidi are coming into the game without match time but the coach isn't overtly worried.
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COACH CONRAD
Shukri Conrad is aware that India haven't won any Test series in eight attempts here, starting from 1992.
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TWO-TEST SERIES
However, this is the first time that India are playing in a two-Test series in this country. Conrad expected it to be a lengthier one. He believes that his men can maintain that record of not losing a Test series in their own backyard.
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NET SESSION
There were 14 out of 15 members sweating it out and even former KKR and RCB all-rounder David Wiese, who plays international cricket for Namibia, was seen bowling to India's nemesis Keegan Peterson in the main nets.
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YOUNG GUNS
Young guns Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger were seen going flat out while Marco Jansen looked sharp.
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BATTING STALWART
Among top Indian batters over 31 years, only Virat Kohli has an average of 50 in Test matches in South Africa over three tours, and that statistic isn't lost on Conrad.
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ELGAR EYES GOOD FINISH
Dean Elgar will finish a good career at 86 Test matches, which includes the upcoming two against India. The former Proteas skipper, who has 5146 runs with 13 hundreds and an average of just under 38, isn't exactly finding motivation to continue playing, having played just four Tests in a single year.
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