“It starts for us in Pakistan”: the captain of South Africa issues a warning to oppositions | Cricket news
The South African Cricket team, headed by Aiden Markram, is preparing to defend its world test championship title when they start a new cycle with a series of two tests in Pakistan.The series begins on Sunday and will be followed by two games in India in November. South Africa obtained its status as champion after defeating Australia by five counters in Lord’s in June.“I guess you create a little target on your back if you have won (the WTC), and if that’s the case, it’s right. We want to hunt a place in the final again and raise this trophy but realize that each team will come for us,” said Markram, who goes up for regular Captain Temba Bavuma due to a call strain.“As a team, we must continue to improve and improve and play well in all different types of conditions. It starts for us in Pakistan, and this is a challenge for which the boys will be ready, “he added at a press conference on Monday.The World Test Championship determines its winner after a two -year cycle, leading to a single five -day match between the two best teams.The South African team organized specialized training sessions at the Pretoria high performance center, focusing on the counters.“There were a few prepared nets where the spin is really exaggerated, and you prefer to be wrong on this side, and maybe it’s a little easier when we arrive in Pakistan,” said Markram.“We expect to face a lot of spin there, and it is also, of course, much lower there from a sewing point of view. There is a lot of slippage, so it is difficult to try to imitate it here in South Africa, but we have sought to put a lot of accent on the search for a way to train for that.”The South African team will first play in Lahore, followed by the second test in Rawalpindi from October 20.The preparation of the team emphasizes the adaptation to Pakistani conditions, focusing in particular on the spin bowling and the lower sewing movements.Markram, as a stand-in captain, recognizes the challenges of the defense of their title while facing increased expectations of the opposing teams.The strategic preparation of the South African team includes specialized training to manage the unique play conditions they expect to meet in Pakistan.The next series marks the start of the trip to South Africa to defend its world testing championship title, the team facing immediate challenges in subcontinental conditions.
