South Africa v India 2013: 5 Predictions for the Boxing Day Test

3. The Follow-Up

Zaheer Khan

India’s pace trip were outstanding in Jo’burg, and unless there is an injury somewhere, India will field Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Mohammad Shami again at Kingsmead. Zaheer showed why he was touted so much, both with his own bowling and mentoring the other two seamers, whereas Ishant and Shami looked particularly threatening. Ishant looked as threatening as he has over the past couple of years, and Shami showed that the series against the West Indies was no flash in the pan. But, all that good work can be undone if they come up short at Kingsmead. So, they will have to ensure that they can keep the pressure on the South African batsmen for long periods of time.