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20 Jan. (CRICKETNMORE) - Why are South Africans considered the top-rated travellers in international cricket? Because, they have an impeccable winning record overseas in all conditions. A team that can do so well, away from home, cannot be beaten easily.
20 Jan. (CRICKETNMORE) - Why are South Africans considered the top-rated travellers in international cricket? Because, they have an impeccable winning record overseas in all conditions. A team that can do so well, away from home, cannot be beaten easily. The only series they lost in unfamiliar conditions in the last decade or so was to India when Hashim Amla-captained team was mauled 0-3 in a four-Test series in 2015.
It is not that South Africa were not beaten in their backyard, they lost to Australia twice and once to England during the time they were doing well overseas. The Indians also lost to England, but forced South Africa to share series 1-1 twice at home.
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This was also the period when India won their first Test in South Africa in 2006-07 and drew their first series 1-1 the next time they were there in 2010-11. Though they were also beaten 0-1 on their last tour, their showing in the three series gave them the confidence of doing well this time round.
Importantly, most members of the present Indian squad knew well the conditions they were going to encounter, having been part of the team the last time. Yet they lost the series straight 0-2 to belie hopes of winning the series yet another time.
