Archive · 6 Nov 2025
South Africa Captain Bavuma Confident for India Test Series
South Africa's cricket captain, Temba Bavuma, is feeling hopeful and confident about playing a Test series in India.
He mentioned that even though India is a tough place to win, his team is ready for the challenge.
Bavuma recalled how New Zealand played fearlessly against India and wants his team to do the same.
He also highlighted the team's strong bowling, especially their spinners, and their recent success against Pakistan.
Bavuma believes his team has a great opportunity to win in India, but they need to start strong and not give the Indian team an early advantage.
He acknowledged that India has good young players but also aims to find and exploit any weaknesses.
South Africa's Test captain Temba Bavuma expressed confidence for the upcoming series in India.
Bavuma aims to adopt a fearless approach, drawing inspiration from New Zealand's recent performance against India.
He highlighted the team's strong spin bowling resources as a key asset.
Bavuma stated that South Africa has not won a Test series in India for a long time, seeing this as a significant opportunity.
The captain emphasized the importance of avoiding a slow start and building on positives from the recent Pakistan series.
- Who
- South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma
- What
- Expressed confidence and determination for an upcoming Test series in India
- When
- Ahead of the second four-day game between India A and South Africa A (implied context)
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- Believes no team is unbeatable and aims to capitalize on opportunities, learning from past series and focusing on team strengths, particularly in spin bowling.
- Team
- South Africa Test Team
- Captain
- Temba Bavuma
- Upcoming Series
- Test series in India
- Recent Performance
- Overwhelmed Pakistan in Pakistan (8-wicket win to level series)
- Key Spinners
- Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthuswamy, Simon Harmer, Tristan Stubbs
- South Africa's Test Record in India
- Has not won a Test series in India for a long time