TIL Desk Sports/ South African skipper Faf du Plessis ratcheted up the rhetoric on the eve of the much- anticipated opening Test against India, saying they have a “score to settle” with the World No. 1. He talked about the 3-0 loss in 2015 away to India, highlighting that the Proteas are keen to even the score. The three-match series begins here with the first Test.
“I don’t know when the next Test series against India is, but it’s probably the last time all of us (senior players) play against India and there’s no better way than playing a series in South Africa. We were disappointed the last time we went there and we’ve got a score to settle, so we’re excited for this series,” he added.
Du Plessis said that the Newlands’ green-top wicket gives South Africa an advantage going into the first Test.”I like the fact that there is some sort of preference that we can try to get an advantage. I think the groundsman has done a fantastic job with the heat. The wicket looks good. It looks like it’s going to be exactly what we wanted.”
Du Plessis downplayed rivalry with Virat Kohli or any other Indian player for that matter, and outlined that South Africa instead intend to target the entire playing eleven to get the desired result.
