SA vs IND 2018: Need Yuzvendra Chahal & Kuldeep Yadav in Our Nets, Says Proteas Batting Coach
There is a famous saying that goes “if you can’t beat them, join them.” But while South Africa is definitely not contemplating it after they were outplayed in the second One-Day International too, they are surely thinking along the same lines.
India spin twins Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal bamboozled south Africa’s batsmen for the second game in a row, as the Men in Blue thrashed the Proteas by nine wickets to go 2-0 up in the six-game series.
The batsmen’s struggle against the spinners would surely give the South Africa camp a lot to worry about but for the time being their batting coach Dale Benkenstein has a hilarious solution to it.
With all the ploys to counter the Indian spinners not working, Benkenstein feels the only way to make the Proteas batsmen play Chahal and Kuldeep’s bowling better is to call the Indian spin duo to the nets.
“It’s very difficult, unless we call them (Chahal and Yadav) to our net practice,” the coach said after the match on Sunday (February 4).
“They’re obviously quicker in the air. These guys (Indian spinners) are a lot slower,” he said, pointing out the difference between the Indian and South African spinners Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi who are also wrist spinners.
Coming to the game, South Africa were all out for a paltry 118 before India chased down the total with ease. Yuzvendra Chahal was the star of the show, picking up five for just 22 while Kuldeep Yadav bagged three for 20. Both the spinners have been instrumental in India’s domination over the hosts, as they have claimed a staggering 13 of the 20 South African wickets to fall at an outstanding average of 11.61.
Talking about the plans to counter the Indian spinners, Benkenstein further said:
“We’ve got a few bowlers in the nets who bowl a lot slower. Justin Ontong being one of them.”
The batting coach went on to admit he’s pretty amazed at how slow could the Indians bowl and the slower you bowl; the better are the chances for the turn.
“Obviously, if you’re a wrist spinner and you bowl slow, then it turns on any surface. But I think because of the slowness, there are also scoring opportunities. We need to look at that than just plodding around,” said Benkenstein.
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