India Tour Is A Learning Curve For Any Cricketer, Says Dean Elgar
Updated - 17 Oct 2019, 06:06 PM
South Africa will be keen to salvage some pride in the last match of the tour when they go up against India in the third and the final Test in Ranchi. Speaking ahead of the game, Proteas opener Dean Elgar said that the tour has been a great challenge and he has learnt a lot as a human being.
After pulling off a 1-1 draw in the T20I series, South Africa suffered big losses in the first two Tests of the three-match Test series. The Virat Kohli-led Indian side has been dominant throughout the series and has outplayed the visitors in every front.
South Africa will hope to put a better show in Ranchi and go back at least with a win in the Tests. Experienced opener Dean Elgar, who played a fine knock in the first Test, will have to play another big knock to keep the home side at bay.
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Speaking ahead of another tough challenge, Elgar admitted that the ongoing tour has been a challenging one for him. He has also got to learn a lot as a human being visiting small places across the country during their month-long tour.
“It’s a challenging tour,” Elgar said. “You get stretched as a person, you get stretched as a cricketer. I think you get to know yourself quite a lot as a person when you come to the smaller places where the hotels are maybe not as good, and you get challenged on the field. It’s always a good learning curve coming to India,” he added.
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Dean Elgar, who became the first South African batsman to score a hundred in India after nine years during the opening Test, said they will have to go back to the basics to tackle the Indian bowlers in the final game. He also feels with the ICC World Test Championship on, they still have a lot to play for in the last encounter.
“It’s no secret that it’s been a bit of a challenge for all of us,” he said. “We haven’t played our greatest cricket, consistent cricket. But we are trying to be positive. The senior players are trying to keep the guys motivated,” Elgar concluded.
