Ajinkya Rahane's wretched form will not be a big concern for the South Africa-bound Indian team, feels former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
Rahane has scored only 17 runs in five innings against Sri Lanka at home but his record outside the sub continent makes him a vital cog in the wheel.
No, I don’t think Ajinkya Rahane’s form is a concern as he is a quality player. Virat Kohli, Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay have all been to South Africa. The best thing is that they are going back to South Africa as better players.Sourav Ganguly
The former captain is impressed with current bowling attack.
We will find out if this is the best bowling attack or not. They have got pace for sure. Umesh Yadav has pace, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in good form, so let’s wait.Sourav Ganguly
While conditions will determine the playing eleven in Cape Town on 5 January, Ganguly is not averse to trying out Hardik Pandya at Number 6, something a lot of experts are sceptical considering his technique in bouncy conditions is not well documented.
"You will not realise till you give Hardik a chance. Depends on how you want to go about it," said one of India's shrewdest captains.
Rohit Sharma did well in the two chances that he got. If it’s a flat track, may be we should have that extra fast bowler in the XI but if it’s a green top, we should definitely have an extra batsman.Sourav Ganguly
Ganguly, who is the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), picked Shikhar Dhawan as his choice as the second opener after Murali Vijay.
Shikhar Dhawan has been in such great form and Murali Vijay has also played well against Sri Lanka.Sourav Ganguly
While India have talent to do well, winning a series will be easier said than done.
India are a good team but it won’t be easy that much I can tell you. If the batsmen put up runs on the board, this attack can get wickets.Sourav Ganguly
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