ICC World Cup: India vs South Africa match to be "battle of the giants"

Former Pakistan national team captain Ramiz Raja says the match could be "a dress rehearsal of the World Cup finals"

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00:00 India vs South Africa, it's the battle of the giants, it's the battle of the rotating

00:03 chart toppers, it's the battle of best batting lineup vs best bowling lineup.

00:09 Some are already calling it the dress rehearsal of a World Cup final, so a lot to look forward

00:13 to and I think India's might will be tested by South Africa.

00:17 South Africa, when they bat up front, when they win the toss and bat first particularly,

00:22 they are absolutely lethal and brutal.

00:24 Their bowling has come good as well.

00:27 And so, what should India do then if they win the toss?

00:30 I'm sure that they want to drag South Africa in that defensive frame of mind and get them

00:35 chasing because couple of times, once against Pakistan and then that game against Netherlands,

00:40 they felt absolutely nervous chasing a modest score.

00:44 So, it all depends on the conditions.

00:47 Conditions at Eden Garden suggest that the ball will have something extra for the spinners.

00:52 India is playing 11, I don't think India will tinker with their playing 11.

00:56 South Africa on the other hand, if the conditions offer spin, can include Tabrez Shamsi, who's

01:02 a magician, left arm wrestler and he can do the job extremely well for South Africa.

01:08 Now, there's another special occasion on that day.

01:12 Virat Kohli will celebrate his birthday and all the people in India, all over the world

01:19 and especially who will gather there in good numbers at Eden Garden would be hoping that

01:24 he's able to break Sachin Tendulkar's record or equal it in fact with a 100, get to 49

01:30 and before the World Cup is over, get to his 50th ODI 100.

01:33 Lot to look forward to.

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