South Africa vs India 2018: 5 positives for India from this tour

India moved to number 1 in the ICC ODI rankings with a series win
India moved to number 1 in the ICC ODI rankings with a series win

#3 Wrist spinners magic

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The wrist spinners created havoc in the South African batting line-up
The wrist spinners created havoc in the South African batting line-up

Before the ODI series against South Africa, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav had performed exceptionally well in the year 2017. The big question was would these wrist spinners deliver the goods on foreign soils?

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When India toured South Africa in 2013-14, both spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja took only 2 wickets in 3 ODI matches. But Kuldeep and Chahal completely bamboozled Proteas batsmen picking up 33 wickets together.

It proved that these wrist spinners do not need any assistance from pitches and can perform in any foreign conditions.

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