BCCI announce fixtures for India’s tour of South Africa from 10 December to 7 January
Amidst the West Indies tour, the BCCI has announced schedule for India’s tour of South Africa from 10 December to January 7. Team India after post conclusion of West Indies tour have an imperative task in hand as there is a chance of winning 3 Major trophies. Asia Cup 2023, Asian Games and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on home soil and after that, India will embark on a month long tour to South Africa for 3 T20s, 3 ODIs and 2 Tests.
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The tour will include India’s World Test Championship 2023- 2025 fixtures as well. Rohit Sharma’s side are slated to play 2 Tests at Centurion and Cape Town. India will play a Boxing day 1st Test while the 2nd Test will take place from 3 January to 7 January.
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India will look to write history and break the unlucky jinx of not winning a Test series in South African soil since their first tour in 1992. Under different Captaincies India have played 8 Test series and have managed to draw only one and lost 7.
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It is definitely a challenge that Rohit Sharma will look to overcome with a squad which is under transition. It is a task that even MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli could not carry out. Meanwhile, India’s tour of South Africa will begin with a 3 match T20 series on Dec 10, 12 and 14 at Durban, Gqeberha & Johannesburg.
A 3 match ODI series is right after on 17, 19 and 21 December. India’s tour of South Africa last took place in 2021/22. Back then India suffered a 3-0 loss in ODIs and lost the Test series by 2-1. Can India script history in this edition of the Freedom Trophy? Time will tell.
