India’s ongoing tour of South Africa has reached its final destination as both teams are fine-tuning their preparations for the second and the final Test of the series to be played at the Newlands in Cape Town, starting Wednesday, January 3.
South Africa are 1-0 up in the series after handing India a crushing defeat by an innings and 32 runs and are the favourites to clinch the series based on their imperious form. Though the Proteas will be without their skipper Temba Bavuma and pacer Gerald Coetzee as they have been ruled out due to injuries, their team still looks fairly balanced to achieve a desired result in Cape Town.
On the other hand, the tourists looked way off-colour in the first Test at the SuperSport Park. They have the daunting task at hand of scripting a comeback in the New Year’s Test and their record at the venue doesn’t make for a good reading either.
India have played six Tests at the Newlands and are yet to…