India’s new pace attack warms up ahead of 1st Test against South Africa

Team India that is on tour of South Africa is leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the upcoming challenge and aim to give the hosts a run for their money. With the pitches in South Africa expected to offer a lot of bounce and seam movement, a lot of hopes are pinned on the pace battery of team that includes the likes of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya.

On the batting front too, India have taken a set of net bowlers too, who’ve been helping the batters adjust to the pace and bounce that’d be on offer in South Africa. So preparation wise, all the boxes seem to be ticked at the moment.

This attack is considered, by many pundits, as the most balanced that the Indian team has ever had. Subsequently, the expectations have also sky-rocketed, especially after their indomitable form in the recently concluded home season.

In a recent video uploaded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Twitter, the Indian pacers can be seen warming up on a centre-wicket at Newlands, during a practice session. the caption of the video read, “Bowlers vs Batsmen. What a contest it turned out to be here this afternoon at Cape Town. @MdShami11 @Jaspritbumrah93 @hardikpandya7 Avesh Khan and Ankit Rajpoot snaring pace! What a sight! #TeamIndia.”

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In another video, India’s latest entrant to the Test squad Bumrah talked about how fruitful the training session was. He said, “This is our first practice session since we have come to South Africa. We are doing centre-wicket practice where all the batsmen will play according to their batting order. You have to get the feel of the wicket, feel of the weather. It was a good training session for me as this is my first trip with the Test team. I’ve been with these guys in the one-day set-up but playing with them in the Test match circuit, there’s a lot to learn.”