Team India arrive at Cape Town after a seven-wicket thrashing in the second Test at the Wanderers. Virat & Co. have lost the favourites tag after the defeat at the bullring. Dean Elgar-powered South Africa now hold the edge over Kohli’s Men in Blue. With the series and pride on the line, captain Kohli is most likely return ahead of the third Test from January 11.
In the last five Test matches at Newlands, team India have lost three while the other two had ended in draws. Last time, Pacers ran riot and the same could be the case this time as well. Virat Kohli led India lost the match by 72 runs in a low-scoring match that ended in four days in the previous encounter.
There was no hostility when team India arrived in the city as Cape Town is a home away from home for thousands of Indian-origin living there, Virat & Co. got a traditional welcome with Sitar and African Djembe drums.
After breaching Centurion fortress where India never won before, under KL Rahul’s captaincy, the Men in Blue lost their first Test ever in Johannesburg. But with Virat Kohli back to lead the side, Team India will be hoping to breach the Cape Town fortress where India have never won before. This could be India’s golden chance to win their first ever Test series in the rainbow nation.
