Kallis hails India for 'right combination'
Posted on Mar 23, 2008 at 19:52 | Updated Mar 24, 2008 at 13:41
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Chennai: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis on Sunday hailed the Indian team for getting the right combination of youth and experience and said his side was prepared to take on their challenge in the three-Test series starting here on Wednesday.
"It was surprising to see them play like that in Australia where the conditions are different than at home ... lot more pace and bouncy. In the past, India have been good at home but not while going away," he told reporters after his team's practice session at MA Chidambaram stadium.
"You have got to get a good combination of youth and experience. I think they (India) got the combination right. They got a few bowlers coming through now."
About the coming series, he said the current tour and the subsequent ones to Australia and England were big challenges.
"Our guys are keen and lot more motivated. As a team we have been working for this series."
It would be a tough one and more than individual performances, team effort would be important, Kallis said.
A few young players in the team had gained experience through the year and after a long time, South Africa's bowling looked good, he said, adding: "They are capable of taking 20 wickets, which serves you to win a Test."
Spinner Paul Harris, who also addressed the media, said he was looking forward to bowl to Sachin Tendulkar, who he said was the best in the Indian line-up.
Asked whether he would target any one particular batsmen, the left-arm spinner said, "I am not going to target anyone. But it will be nice to bowl to Tendulkar. Any bowler's dream is to bowl to the best."
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