ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs South Africa: 5 players to watch out for

#1 Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja's tidy lines will be a thorn in South Africa's flesh

There is no belittling the importance of a spinner in a knockout game against South Africa. The tidy Indian left-arm spinner would have watched how Imad Wasim messed with the Proteas' batsmen few days back and will be itching to do the same.

Expect Kohli to give the ball to Jadeja as soon as De Villiers walks in, given his weakness against left-arm spinners of late. Jadeja can be as tidy as Wasim if not better and South Africa will need to avoid mistakes against him. The Indian fielding is also tighter than Pakistan's by a fair margin so strike rotation may not get easier. Getting bogged down against Jadeja will be playing into India's hands and that is exactly what they will try to avoid.

Record against South Africa

Matches - 8, Wickets - 9, BBI - 2/39, Avg - 36.66