3rd Test: South Africa vs India
Roads lead to Johannesburg for the third and final Test between the top two cricket teams and while the series may be won, there’s still much to ponder for sports betting fans.
Victories by 72 and 135 runs, respectively, mean the hosts go into this one with the pressure off. Still,the betting odds will always tell you to write off under fire India, the world cricket’s number one ranked Test side, at your peril.
They will also guide you towards the incentive of both nations – if South Africa complete a 3-0 Test Series whitewash, they’ll go level on points with India at the top of the rankings and visiting skipper Virat Kohli won’t want that.
Then there are the six One Day internationals and three Twenty 20 clashes to look forward to in February.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though.
There’s much to ponder here as the visitors’ much vaunted batting line-up tries to return to form against the hosts’ pace attack. Kohli must decide whether to recall Bhuvneshwar Kumar and select the reliable Ajinkya Rahane as they try and put their dismal overseas form behind them.
Indeed, they have also flown over Navdeep Saini and Shardul Takhur to restore some pride at the Wanderers, a ground which in 2006 saw them earn the first of only two victories they have enjoyed in South Africa.
While there’s been some criticism of Kohli, his South African counterpart Faf du Plessis must be thrilled with the performance of his players in his own playground as they chase their first 3-0 victory over India.
The 33-year-old batsman’s two half-centuries have effectively been the difference between the two sides.
A 3-0 success would also be some sort of revenge after their batting confidence was shot to pieces by Kohli’s India in 2015.
The potential in the South Africa class of 2018 is unquestioned.
Sealing a whitewash at the Wanderers would be a notable milestone.
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