India Vs South Africa Test series

[tweaker]

South Africa squad for India tour:

 

Temba Bavuma (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne

[tweaker]

India v South Africa Test series schedule:

 

First Test - 14 to 18 November, kolkatta

 

Second Test - 22 to 26 November, Guwahati

Edited October 29, 2025 by tweaker

[tweaker]

I expect a upset for India against South Africa .

 

South Africa are well prepared after playing test series in Pakistan and have won the 2nd test.

 

They would be playing 2 practice match against a strong India A.

 

They would be well prepared by facing quality spin.attack of Suthar,Dubey,Kotian .

 

South Africa  have a very good spin attack of Keshav Maharaj,Simon Harmer and Senuran Mathuswamy.

[cowboysfan]

40 minutes ago, tweaker said:

I expect a upset for India against South Africa .

 

South Africa are well prepared after playing test series in Pakistan and have won the 2nd test.

 

They would be playing 2 practice match against a strong India A.

 

They would be well prepared by facing quality spin.attack of Suthar,Dubey,Kotian .

 

South Africa  have a very good spin attack of Keshav Maharaj,Simon Harmer and Senuran Mathuswamy.

its not an upset at all,SA are the best team they have the better 11 by far.our best bet is not preparing a turning track and wear them down over 5 days.

[Gollum]

Bavuma is back, big boost for them. 

 

But I expect Indians to raise their game and win 2-0. Young, high potential team, and very hungry as well, what better way to make a mark than sweeping away the world champs. 2015-17 India was similarly placed and made its mark in SL, and then against all SENA sides at home

 

Our batting will be up against it though, heard that Rabada bowled well in Pak without much luck. Watch out for him in Eden which will support pace. Next couple of months is a treat for all cricket fans, Ashes, Ind-RSA, but of course biggest treat is for Kane mama as WI bakras are coming to offer their heads to him in a 3 test series.

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, tweaker said:

I expect a upset for India against South Africa .

 

South Africa are well prepared after playing test series in Pakistan and have won the 2nd test.

 

They would be playing 2 practice match against a strong India A.

 

They would be well prepared by facing quality spin.attack of Suthar,Dubey,Kotian .

 

South Africa  have a very good spin attack of Keshav Maharaj,Simon Harmer and Senuran Mathuswamy.

SA is a well rounded side. India is still in transition phase post Ashwin at home.

[Gollum]

15 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

SA is a well rounded side. India is still in transition phase post Ashwin at home.

KD-Washi-Jaddu trio is still good, problem will arise when Jaddu too retires.

 

But yeah, peak Ashwin-Jaddu can never be replaced, it was like playing with 12 men in all our home tests. Present Jaddu is a great MO batsman, but Jaddu of even 2-3 years back was an elite matchwinner and more impactful with his bowling. 

Edited October 29, 2025 by Gollum

[singhvivek141]

1 hour ago, tweaker said:

India v South Africa Test series schedule:

 

First Test - 14 to 18 November, kolkatta

 

Second Test - 22 to 26 November, Guwahati

How dearly I want this to be a 3 or 4 test series. 2 is just too less
4 Test series in below stadiums would be fun.

Dharamshala (pace friendly)
Hyderabad (spin friendly)
Kolkata (pace friendly)
Mumbai (spin friendly)

Something for everyone.

[singhvivek141]

1 hour ago, tweaker said:

South Africa squad for India tour:

 

Temba Bavuma (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne

Fear of Apne* players.

[vvvslaxman]

15 minutes ago, Gollum said:

KD-Washi-Jaddu trio is still good, problem will arise when Jaddu too retires.

 

But yeah, peak Ashwin-Jaddu can never be replaced, it was like playing with 12 men in all our home tests. Present Jaddu is a great MO batsman, but Jaddu of even 2-3 years back was an elite matchwinner and more impactful with his bowling. 

 

Jaddu is not the Jaddu 3 or 4 years back.  Ashwin had carrom ball variation. Something Sundar doesn't have. He has to rely on conventional wicket tkaing means. He has drift though. Kuldeep will be more handy on red soil than black soil

[tweaker]

27 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Kuldeep will be more handy on red soil than black soil

Hope Gambhir select Kuldeep or he will pack the side with spin bowling allrounders in.Jadeja,Axar,Sundar.

[Lord]

19 hours ago, Gollum said:

KD-Washi-Jaddu trio is still good, problem will arise when Jaddu too retires.

 

But yeah, peak Ashwin-Jaddu can never be replaced, it was like playing with 12 men in all our home tests. Present Jaddu is a great MO batsman, but Jaddu of even 2-3 years back was an elite matchwinner and more impactful with his bowling. 

Sundar has to take the 2nd spinner's load now. We should also look to introduce Sai Kishore,Kotian etc as backups

[tweaker]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

Sundar has to take the 2nd spinner's load now. We should also look to introduce Sai Kishore,Kotian etc as backups

Windies series should have been ideal to intoduce Kotian,Suthar,Dubey,Khaleel, Yash Dubey  etc

[tweaker]

First India A match against South Africa starts today

[tweaker]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced the squad for India’s upcoming Test series against South Africa.

squad

 

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.

[ungboysj]

Wonder how long will Kuldeep test career last

 

Don't expect a chinaman bowler to succeed in tests especially in india

[adi B]

All depends on the conditions in Guwahati and what type of pitch they make. 

If saf win the toss and choose to bowl 1st in Guwahati ,they might well get India AO cheaply by using the early morning conditions to their full use.

But I believe saf are all set to get a sound beating from this strong Indian Side !

 

Hope we prepare some turners ,I believe absence of Roko has made this team much stronger from the batting prospective ,we have good batting depth and this side can play on turners 

[BacktoCricaddict]

Confession: I don't get too worked up about a SA series.

 

Among the top teams, playing against Aus, Eng, even NZ is nerve-wracking.

 

But, playing against SA? Of course, I want India to win, but it don't get all angry and upset if SA win. Anyone else in that boat?

[lemsip]

22 hours ago, adi B said:

All depends on the conditions in Guwahati and what type of pitch they make. 

If saf win the toss and choose to bowl 1st in Guwahati ,they might well get India AO cheaply by using the early morning conditions to their full use.

But I believe saf are all set to get a sound beating from this strong Indian Side !

 

Hope we prepare some turners ,I believe absence of Roko has made this team much stronger from the batting prospective ,we have good batting depth and this side can play on turners 

Guwahati is the 2nd test. The one on Friday is at Eden Gardens

[Manucrick]

I don't have any belief on our bowling unit and sai