CHENNAI: Ahead of the one-off Test against India, South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt said the team is going into the match with “no preparation”. The opening batter feels the lack of domestic red-ball cricket makes Test cricket even more challenging for them.
“We don’t play domestic cricket. Most of us don’t have any sort of preparation in the format. So, just coming straight into an international multi-day game is difficult. For example, balls that I've been cover-driving my whole life, I now need to leave, which is difficult for me because it just happens on instinct, and I have to fight the way that I've been batting for my entire career. So, I think we need to play a lot more Test cricket and incorporate it into our domestic practice and training. Or we must just leave it because playing one in three years is very hard to adapt to. But I'm on the side to have more of that,” said Wolvaardt.
