India will be a tough ODI side, says JP Duminy

TIL Desk Sports/ South African all-rounder JP Duminy believes that the six-match One Day International (ODI) series against India will be a ‘highly competitive’ fight. Having already clinched the Test series earlier, South Africa will now meet India for the first ODI at the Kingsmead Oval on Thursday.

Terming the Indian team “phenomenal”, Duminy told reporters, “You have seen over the years that they [India] have managed to compete in all conditions around the world.” “You don’t expect anything less from them in South African conditions. They have some new faces, a few young players, but with a lot of talent,” the left-handed batsman added.

Duminy opined that India is a highly competitive side as they fought back to claim the inconsequential third Test, having lost the three-match Test series already. “You are going to find that in white-ball cricket we will be closer competition. Even though we won the first two Test matches, India competed.