ICC Cricket World Cup, 29th Match, Group B: India v South Africa at Nagpur, Mar 12, 2011
Apart from the quality of the opposition Tahir will be up against, he may also find adjusting into the South African gameplan difficult. Spinners have traditionally been used in defensive and containing roles in South African cricket rather than as wicket-takers, the exact opposite of how Tahir views his own role. "I have always been an attacking bowler. I am more than happy to go for a few runs and get a few wickets."
It may mean South Africa go into matches with a few more slower bowling options so Tahir can stick to his natural game, but he has indicated that he is willing to change if it means earning a spot in the side. "I will bowl defensively if I have to."
He doesn't say that as though it will be a compromise. Tahir is too mature for those games. He understands that in order to succeed in the set up, he has to fit into the current puzzle and not start building one of his own. If he was someone else, there might have been doubt about his ability to do that but Tahir's youthful hunger blended with his experience and self-belief remove the question marks.
INDIA v SOUTH AFRICA World Cup 2011 LIVE VIDEO, STREAMINGTeam: INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA
Venue: NAGPUR
Date: MARCH 11-03-2011
Timing: 14.30 local | 09:30 GMT | 14.30 IST
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South Africa squad | |
GC Smith(Captain), HM Amla, J Botha, AB de Villiers(WKT Keeper), JP Duminy, F du Plessis, Imran Tahir, CA Ingram, JH Kallis, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, MN van Wyk | |
India squad | |
MS Dhoni(Captain - WKT Keeper), V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh | |
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