Both these batsmen play IPL and have faced Rabada and Nortje before, but in the IPL they always have one international batsman by their side to cover up for their flaws.
The new-look Indian outfit without the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rohit Sharma came out all guns blazing and posted a massive total of 211 at the end of the 20th over at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. But South Africa had other plans as they handed India a heavy defeat by 7 wickets.
Markram was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad and he was in fine touch. On many occasions, he bailed his team out of tough situations and made sure that he keeps the scoreboard ticking.
Ishan Kishan opened with the Chennai Super Kings veteran Ruturaj Gaikwad and both of them stitched 57 runs for the first wicket
Pant's strike rate was close to 153 - a massive improvement over his international and past seasons' numbers. It's not that he isn't capable to do so, he is.
he pitch in this stadium is mostly batting friendly with an average first innings score of 156 and an average second innings score of 145
The Kotla surface has traditionally been on the slower side with low bounce. The pitch usually aids slow bowlers, and tend to take more turn as the match progresses.
Pant has been one of the core members of the Indian team for some time now and has shown great improvement in his batting and his wicketkeeping. The innings that he played in the final test match of that fabled Border-Gavaskar series is one for the ages and will be remembered for a very long time.
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Gaikwad was handed over the India cap in 2021 when India had traveled to Sri Lanka for a white ball series under the leadership of Rahul Dravid, but he was far from his best.
Currently, team India is on a 12-match winning streak and is in with a fair chance of creating a record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
The Indian players who were representing different franchises in the IPL are now united under one roof and will wear the Indian blues for the upcoming South Africa series which in many ways is their first test before the 2022 ICC T20I world cup.
The men in blue have started their preparations for the T20 world cup scheduled to be played in Australia and they are all set to take up the South African challenge in their backyard.
Even though Chahal doesn't wear the glasses while bowling or batting, fans fear that his eyesight is weak, which may lead to a fall in his form.
The pair picked 33 wickets in six ODIs as India marched to a historic maiden bilateral series win on South African soil.
In the backdrop of India's 28-run win, Kuldeep's teasing act won the hearts of the netizens, who were eagerly waiting for a new subject to troll.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5 for 24) grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is to help India notch up a 28-run win after restricting South Africa to 175/9 in 20 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked his maiden five-wicket haul (5/24) as India won the first T20I by 28 runs after restricting South Africa to 175 for 9 in 20 overs in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred as India emerged easy winners in the opening game of the three-match series against South Africa in Wanderers on Sunday.
A brilliant all-round show helped India beat South Africa by 28 runs in the first T20I in Johannesburg.
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