Team India receives a traditional welcome at Port Elizabeth
The Indians were certainly given a royal reception upon reaching Port Elizabeth.
We are all set to witness another crackerjack of an encounter between two quality sides, and the excitement amongst fans has reached another stratum after the South African team showed some respite and won all-important fourth one-day International. The fifth one-day has been scheduled to take place on 13 February and the preparations in both the groups are looking rock-solid.
With cricket taking all the limelight, India Cricket Team received a wonderful welcome at the Port Elizabeth which eventually helped to bring the lost smile back. The traditional welcome by the South African unit was well praised by the men-in-blue which is quite evident in the video shared through the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official Twitter handle.
The Tweet said, “Sample that for a traditional welcome as TeamIndia arrive at Port Elizabeth for the 5th ODI against South Africa #SAvIND”
Here’s the video
Fifth One-Day
It will be interesting to see as with what combinations do Indian Team take the field. With the vice-captain Rohit Sharma failing miserably in the first four matches, Indian team might take a call to tinker with the opening combination. Furthermore, the number four struggle seems to continue for Indian Team as Ajinkya Rahane had found it difficult to put the best foot forward in the last two innings.
In the bowling department, India might look to add a frontline fast bowler as the Port Elizabeth wicket is expected to offer some seam movement. If not, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are almost certain to play the next game. Lastly, Indian all-rounder, Hardik Pandya will look to put a decent performance in the next few games as he hasn’t been able to pull out his best game in the series so far.
On the other hand, the South African unit will look play with their winning combination and take it all down to the last one-day.
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