Centurion: The Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid has praised the Virat Kohli test skipper to ride a culture of fitness and energy levels in the team.
India and South Africa will lock horns in three tests and three odi.
The first test will begin on December 26 at the Supersport Park, Centurion.
“I was there when Virat Kohli made his debut, I was there when he played his first test match and I got up with him in the game.
It’s actually phenomenal to see how he has grown as a cricket in the last 10 years, only the type of show he has For the team.
The way he led the team and had been extraordinary.
He has encouraged the culture of fitness and energy between teams.
I look forward to working with him, he just continued to evolve and he continued to push himself, “said Dravid to Bcci.tv.
Talking about the upcoming series against South Africa, the coach said: “It has become a great country for tours and very challenging places to play cricket but also a pleasant place to play games.
I have some beautiful memories related to playing in the south of Africa , After winning a test match here as a captain.
Having some difficult games here too, we reached the 2003 World Cup final, it was a very good memory.
So it’s a very passionate place about their cricket, the game is.
Supported A well attended.
Really waiting for the series.
“” There is hope to win now, every time abroad abroad regardless of where and whatever format we play, the hope is that we are good enough to win and compete.
It’s not Easy, South Africa is one of the challenging conditions to play cricket, they play with Bai K at home so we need to be the best to win here, “he added.
The test series between India and South Africa will form a part of the new cycle of the World ICC test championship.
The updated schedule is as follows: The first test will take place from December 26-30 at the Supersport Park, Centurion; The second test will take place from 3-7 January 2022, in Wanderers, Johannesburg; The third test will take place from 11-15 January 2022, in Newlands, Cape Town.
“We have had some good training sessions, I have been happy with the intensity entered by Dravid people.” We have several choices, you can enter and enter and appear at the international level and it is a good sign for Indian cricket.
Sometimes there is a challenging and difficult decision that you need to take but more we build at that depth, then this gives us a chance for us to compete that day regardless of XI we play, “he added.