India Vs South Africa ODI Series : Hungry for win.

Two heavyweights of International cricket South Africa and India are ready to face off against one another in yet another mouth watering ODI series. Both teams are considered to be hot favourites for the upcoming world cup. They would not leave any stone unturned en route to the World Cup in the Indian sub-continent.

The 5 ODI series between India and the Proteas would be providing chances to those cricketers who are on the periphery of representing their country. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Sourabh Tiwary would like to showcase their skills and earn a place among a strong contingent of Indian players. Most of the players pick for themselves, yet there are some places which remains vacant to anyone who comes up with a sterling performance against the Proteas.

The absence of regular Indian openers (Sehwag and Gambhir) would foil some preparations for the world cup. This should allow players like Murli Vijay to perform and cement his place as the 3^rd opener for the team. Yousuf Pathan has almost sealed the all rounder berth with his fearsome batting along with some handy bowling, but he is yet to prove his record overseas. Other players like Sachin , Raina, Kohli should use this games as a confidence booster by performing consistently.

On the bowling front Bhajji and Zaheer are the only 2 faces that have sealed a birth in the Indian team. There are many pacers spots yet to be filled. These are testing and challenging times for the Indian bowlers. They not only have to come up with the goods but also cope with external pressure of performing in order to earn a valuable place in the Indian team. With the likes of Amla, Kallis, De villers and Smith in terrific form, the Indian pace battery should come out with all guns blazing. The fight between the bat and the ball should be thrilling.

If the Indians are able to defeat the Proteas in their own backyard, it would be a great confidence inoculation to the morale of the Indian team just before the world cup. The tournament is surely going to be a hum dinger of a series where both teams would want to show their superiority one over the other.