JOHANNESBURG: New South Africa captain Dean Elgar claims his”frustrated” facet are fired-up to play in their two-match excursion of the West Indies after being starved of Test cricket for a lot of this last calendar year.
South Africa have performed just four Tests at the previous 16 months, chiefly because of travel restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over exactly the identical period, competitions England, India and West Indies have contested 12, 10 and 9 Tests .
“It has been an up and down time for each of us, as players we’ve been frustrated with restricted access to international cricket.
We’re excited and eager to begin,” Elgar told reporters on Saturday.
The opening batsman will be still hoping to usher in a new era of achievement for a negative which has shrunk to number seven from the ICC Test rankings, their combined smallest position in history, which he acknowledges is”not even a fantastic appearance” for cricket at a nation which has topped the standings a couple of times over the last ten years.
“We will need to play with cricket along with much better cricket, we’re extremely aware that within the previous period we have not been constant.
Our ability level has not been where it needs to be,” Elgar said.
“we would like to compete and perform in a closing of a Test tournament, but I know there is a procedure you need to follow.
It’s a challenging element to acquire gamers to think in the procedure and adapt immediately.
“We have to begin to climb the ranks again.
Where we’re in the present time isn’t doing a great deal of favours and isn’t a great style for a great deal of us” South Africa will proceed above West Indies into first time with a series triumph.
The two games have been played St Lucia, using the first Test from June 10-14.