The Indian team will take on South Africa at home in a five-match T20I series, the first of which will be played in Delhi on June 9. India After a busy two months, it has been decided to rest several senior players. IPL Campaign. Captain Rohit Sharma, Former Captain Virat Kohli And fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have also been ruled out due to injuries. Meanwhile, South Africa will be up against a full-strength team comprising players like Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Marco Jensen and Enrique Nortje. Kagiso Rabada will be the Proteas’ fast bowler in the five-match T20I series. Recently, former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan said that Rabada will be the key player for the South African team in the upcoming series. Zaheer said on Cricbuzz that Rabada will present a big challenge to this weak Indian batting unit.
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“We have seen how Rabada, along with Quinton de Kock, has gone about their business. Every time you talk about the team doing well here, they say bowlers make you win matches. Hence, South Africa will have high hopes from Rabada, who will continue his wicket-taking form. We know that the Indian team is going to be strong with their batting order, so South Africa will be hoping that their bowling will be up to the challenge”, said Zaheer.
The 27-year-old pacer was the highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Rabada took 23 wickets in 13 matches for Punjab Kings and was one of the top performers of the season. South Africa would like Rabada to continue his stellar form in the T20I series against India.
Despite the absence of several senior players, Zaheer also backed the Men in Blue to win the series. Zaheer said, “As far as the prediction is concerned, India are ahead in the series as favourites, there is no doubt about it. The home advantage will be with them.”
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