The Indian team is in readiness for another challenge to end the wait for a Test series win in South Africa, as the teams lock horns in a two-Test series beginning with the Boxing Day match starting on Tuesday.
South Africa remains the only Test-playing country where India have yet to triumph in a Test series. On their last two tours, India won a Test each but failed to conquer the 'final frontier' by winning the series.
Building up to the riveting upcoming contest, a look back at Mohammed Shami's spell in the 2018 Johnnesburg Test shows what the Indian bowlers can do, especially on the responsive tracks in South Africa.
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Shami, who set the 2023 ODI World Cup on fire with his unplayable bowling, may not be part of the Indian Test squad in South Africa this time because of an injury, but his spell from five years ago is a reminder that the Proteas batters can't take the Indian bowling unit lightly.
Set a target of 241 in the fourth innings to win the third Test of the 2018 series in Johannesburg, Shami delivered a breathtaking spell of 5/28 in 12.3 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 177, which earned India a 63-run win.
However, having won the first two Tests of the series in Cape Town and Centurion, South Africa had already secured the trophy.
India will udoubtedly miss the services of Shami, but the formidable bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will continue to lead a potent attack.
