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Bowlers' role more important than batsmen in test series: Kohli
Bowlers' role more important than batsmen in test series: Kohli
Mohali, Nov 04 (ANI): Indian test cricket captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday said bowlers will have to play stellar role for the series against South Africa. Having lost the Twenty20 and the one-day series to the Proteas, India will try and exploit every bit of their home advantage by rolling out slow, dry tracks that not only suit their spinners but can also take the sting out of South Africa's redoubtable pace attack. After traveling around the world for two years - spanning 17 Tests in New Zealand, South Africa, England, Australia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Kohli's men will play a long-awaited Test series after almost two years in home ground. Talking to reporters ahead of the first match of the four-test series in the Mohali city beginning Thursday, Kohli said the role of bowlers was more important than the batsmen. Kohli said that Ashwin has been India's go-to man in the last two to three years and the team was banking on him. Meanwhile, South African test skipper Hashim Amla said
Mohali, Nov 04 (ANI): Indian test cricket captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday said bowlers will have to play stellar role for the series against South Africa. Having lost the Twenty20 and the one-day series to the Proteas, India will try and exploit every bit of their home advantage by rolling out slow, dry tracks that not only suit their spinners but can also take the sting out of South Africa's redoubtable pace attack. After traveling around the world for two years - spanning 17 Tests in New Zealand, South Africa, England, Australia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Kohli's men will play a long-awaited Test series after almost two years in home ground. Talking to reporters ahead of the first match of the four-test series in the Mohali city beginning Thursday, Kohli said the role of bowlers was more important than the batsmen. Kohli said that Ashwin has been India's go-to man in the last two to three years and the team was banking on him. Meanwhile, South African test skipper Hashim Amla said