India will be thriving to put on their 100% efforts once again and will be trying to break the embarrassing record of consecutively losing by the Proteas.
Primarily India’s major concern is their bowling unit after the same playing XI has failed twice, in Delhi as well as in Cuttack.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been fantastic in striking early wickets with the new ball but a single bowler with the maximum spell of 4 overs cannot change the game entirely.
The main concern that Rishabh Pant also feels is that the Indian spinners have not come into play yet and the middle order of South Africa turns the table as the visitors go wicketless during the middle order.
Visakhapatnam will be hosting the third and the most critical game, especially for the hosts as they have the slightest chance to make a comeback tonight.
Talking about the playing XI of team India, there is no doubt that Pant will be leading along with Hardik Pandya as the vice-captain.
Venkatesh Iyer might be seen opening along with Ishan Kishan as pressure mounts on Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has failed to deliver a promising start in both the previous games.
Coach Dravid can go with Arshdeep tonight and the only weak target who has to get benched is Avesh Khan as the other pacers are either performing well or have a unique role to play.
Axar Patel can be benched and Deepak Hooda’s arrival can be witnessed tonight in Vizag.
Probable XI – Venkatesh Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh.
