Mohali, Nov 2 The wins in the T20 and ODI series, notwithstanding, South Africa are wary of slow and spinning tracks that will be on offer in the upcoming Test rubber against India, and all-rounder Faf dU Plessis today said off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be their main threat.
Asked if the visitors are expecting the turf to suit the home side, Du Plessis said, “We are expecting the ball to spin on day one, you expect it and then you plan for it.
“In India I think it is a lot more aggressive now than it used to be in the past where the pitches probably spin on day three, four and five but they start doing that on day one now.
“So that means the Test matches won’t last long. But for us if it lasts only three days, we will have our plans to try and be attacking, to make sure to wait for opportunity and put momentum in our favour,” Du Plessis told reporters at the IS Bindra PCA stadium here after the team’s practice session ahead of the first cricket Test starting Thursday.
Du Plessis said Ashwim, who will be returning from a short injury lay-off, will be the man to watch out for going into the Test series.
