India seek ‘intent’ to combat South Africa speed kings

• Sarwar Alam
• 12 January, 2018

By: Sarwar Alam

Indian captain Virat Kohli wants his batsmen to “show intent” when they come up against South Africa’s fast bowlers again in the second Test starting at Centurion on Saturday (13). “You can’t just stand there and take whatever is coming your way and not have intent,” Kohli said after his team were beaten by 72 runs in the first Test in Cape Town. “You might get out but it’s important to keep coming at the bowler and making them feel, ‘if you make an error I am going to score.” With conditions at Centurion again likely to favour fast bowling,…

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