India vs South Africa 2019: 5 players who would be particularly motivated to do well

Modified Sep 16, 2019 11:21 IST

Rohit Sharma (L) and Quinton de Kock (R)

#4 Navdeep Saini

Navdeep Saini’s performance on the Caribbean tour was very promising. The 26-year-old picked up 5 wickets in 3 T20I matches, and got the Player of the Match award for taking a hat-trick in the first T20I.

Investing in Saini seems sensible ahead of the T20I World Cup, as he can bowl consistently in the 140 kph region. Saini is ambitious too, having expressed his intention to break into the Test team and make a mark there.

#3 Reeza Hendricks

The South African management would be looking at Reeza Hendricks as an opener who can carry forward the legacy of Hashim Amla. Filling the shoes of such an extraordinary cricketer won't be easy, but a lot of faith has been put in Hendricks even though he has played just 20 T20I matches.

The 30-year-old opening batsman smashed a century in his debut ODI against Sri Lanka and also scored a ton in a recent unofficial one-day game against India A. He can take some positives from those performances in order to do well in the subcontinent.