The Indian Cricket Team is in a high morale after a convincing Series Victory in Australia. They are going to face South Africa, another competitive Team in the Cricket World. South Africa is rated the number 1 Cricket Team (replacing Australia) in ICC one day ratings. They are going to tour India after defeating Bangladesh by 3-0. The South Africans are going to face 3 Test matches with India.

The Indian Team has got the hometown advantage besides the classic players in the Team. The senior players are in best of their forms and have been performing back to back in Test as well as the One day matches. Sachin’s knocks in both the finals of the CB (Commonwealth Bank) Series reminded the vintage Tendulkar.

This Test match should be utilized by the youngsters to show their talent in the longer version of the game. Many young cricketers lose their stamina and energy while playing Test Cricket. Probably the young lads can pick up cues from the Seniors to restrain from injuries. Test Matches are a test to any cricketer’s temperament. Overcoming that will definitely make them successful. M.S. Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh must perform well as they are the future of the Indian Team. This is gonna be a Test of Strengths for both the Teams.

Posted on March 15th, 2008 by Cricket
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