Reverse swing will play a key position in Test collection in Pakistan: Kagiso Rabada

Image Source : @OFFICIALCSA South African pacer Kagiso Rabada
Returning to motion after recovering from an harm, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada on Wednesday mentioned reverse swing will play a key position in what he expects to be a difficult Test collection in opposition to Pakistan starting right here on January 26.
South Africa will now play two Tests in opposition to Pakistan at Karachi (January 26-30) and Rawalpindi (February 4-8), adopted by a three-match T20I collection at Lahore, starting from February 11.
“We are expecting the bounce to be low and not much lateral movement so we think reverse swing will play a role in the series and we will have to bowl a straighter line,” Rabada mentioned in a video launched by Cricket South Africa.
“We all know that Pakistan will come fighting at us so it will be a challenging series. It would be nice to return home with the winners trophy.”
The 25-year-old, who has used reverse swing with nice experience to take wickets in his Test haul of 197 scalps, mentioned the most important problem shall be to regulate to the totally different and unfamiliar situations.
Rabada, who final performed a Test match in January 2020 in opposition to England and was injured after enjoying in a T20 in opposition to the identical facet final November, mentioned he enjoys most the problem of enjoying Test cricket.
“Test cricket challenges you in every way and in different conditions. I also love playing ODIs and T20 but these days pitches in white ball cricket are the same and good for batting leading to high-scoring games,” he mentioned.
“In Test cricket the situations, the pitches all of them problem you and it’s a must to regulate and alter techniques as the sport progresses.

“You have to work out ways to be on top of your game and it is challenging mentally and physically. Because the intensity levels change all the time. It is very rewarding to win test matches.”
South Africa is touring Pakistan for the primary time in almost 14 years and Rabada mentioned he was completely happy to tour the nation which has a wealthy cricket tradition, having produced some nice gamers.
“Its good to be playing in this area of the world knowing their cricket history and culture,” he mentioned.
Rabada mentioned he will certainly miss the crowds in Pakistan however it won’t have an effect on their efficiency.
“They (crowd) add to the theatrics, excitement and bring cooler and drama to the game. But I don’t think the competition or intensity level is going to drop in this series because of no crowds.”
South Africa is the primary of the highest 5 cricketing nations to tour Pakistan because the 2009 terrorist assault on Sri Lanka’s staff bus in Lahore.
Rabada mentioned he has religion within the safety preparations put in place for the gamers.
“I have faith in their security in the way it has been implemented. I think I feel quite safe. I feel I can focus on cricket and I think the PCB has done a great job in showing we are safe, obviously not an ideal situation, also keeping in mind the Covid situation.”
South Africa had gained the take a look at collection once they final toured Pakistan in 2007.