India vs South Africa 2010 - Fixtures, Schedule and Squad
The cricketing even of the year- South Africa’s tour of India starts from the 6th of February. The entire series comprises of Two test matches and three ODI’s. The first test match is to be hosted at Nagpur while the last one would be played at the historic Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Tickets to both these matches are almost sold out. So act fast if you want to be a part of the madding crowd that is expected to cheer both the teams.
Tickets to both one dayers and Test matches can be bought from websites authorized by the BCCI. However don’t be fooled as many fraudsters are selling invalid tickets to innocent cricket fans. You can also try your luck at the counters of stadiums holding these matches. In that case be prepared to stand in never ending queues before you get your tickets.
| Date | Time | Match Type | Place |
| Sat 06 - Wed 10 | 04:00 GMT, 09:30 local | 1st Test India v South Africa | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| Sun 14 - Thu 18 | 04:00 GMT, 09:30 local | 2nd Test India v South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Sun 21  | 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local | 1st ODI India v South Africa | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Wed 24 | 03:30 GMT, 09:00 local | 2nd ODI India v South Africa | Green Park, Kanpur |
| Sat 27 | 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local | 3rd ODI India v South Africa | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
South Africa will be playing 2 Test Matches and 3 ODI (One Day Internationals) against India in India.
It is called as World Championship Cup / Series by Neo Cricket because, It is the battle between the Top two Test Teams for the No. 1 Team Spot in ICC Test Rankings.
South Africa didn’t fair well in the recently concluded Test Series against England in their own backyard. Due to strong performance in the last test they were able to Draw the Series. There are lots of changes in the higher management due to this result. They will be hoping well and Win the Test series in India.
India won the Test series against Bangladesh in the recently concluded series. Dhoni has a unique record of not loosing a single Test Match till now. Will the record be intact? Time will only tell.
India got jolted due to Injuries to Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth. There are new faces in the middle order and they will be surely test by Dale Steyn & Co.
Proteas need really play out of their skins if they were to beat India. India will start as a favourites.
It will be nailbiting contest. Battle between the Top Test teams. Don’t Miss it
India v South Africa 2009/10 Test Team Squad
Team Name Players in the Test Squad India(Only 1st Test) MS Dhoni (Capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, S Badrinath, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, M Vijay, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhimanyu Mithun, Wriddhiman Saha South Africa Graeme Smith (Capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
