New Delhi: As soon as Team India’s T20I squad landed in Durban to kickstart their preparations for the four-match T20I series, they made use of their transit time getting involved in a fun-filled Q&A session. The session was about testing the players’ general knowledge about the country that they are touring. Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel took on the role of asking questions while the other players put their brains to work.
The team departed for the Rainbow Nation on Sunday as Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the development with an Instagram post. As the team touched down in Durban, they engaged in a trivia quiz. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared the video on its social media handles as fans enjoyed watching the Indian team doing something out of the box. The fans even wished Suryakumar Yadav and co. “all the best” for the upcoming assignment.
The post was captioned, “Touchdown Durban. How good is Team India’s knowledge of their next destination.” The video began with Abhishek Sharma asking Tilak Varma about how many capitals does South Africa have. Indian all-rounder Axar Patel was seen asking Arshdeep Singh about the national animal of South Africa. It was a true or false session which made it even more interesting. The video also featured snippets of Surya and Hardik Pandya.
The quiz ended with a light-hearted question about Axar, if he has the loudest laugh in the squad, tickling their funny bones.
Watch the video here –
Touchdown Durban 🛬🇿🇦
How good is #TeamIndia‘s knowledge of their next destination 🤔#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/m4YjikAw6Y
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 4, 2024
India squad and schedule
The T20I regulars of Team India are very well a part of the team to take on the Proteas. The team also has some notable inclusions of Ramandeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Yash Dayal who will be bolstering the Men in Blue on lethal South African pitches. The opening pair will remain the same i.e., Abhishek and Sanju Samson. The likes of Shuvam Dube, Riyan Parag, and Mayank Yadav were unavailable for selection owing to injuries and are currently recovering at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
IND’s T20I squad vs SA:
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
India vs South Africa T20I series schedule:
1st T20I – November 8 (Friday) in Durban
2nd T20I – November 10 (Sunday) in Gqeberha
3rd T20I – November 13 (Wednesday) in Centurion
4th T20I – November 15 (Friday) in Johannesburg
