South Africa’s head coach ‘Confident’ on the team scripting History during Tests vs India

“Having good spinners in your team, does that add spice to the overall contest? Yes, I think it gives us a lot of confidence Not saying that we didn’t have good spinners in the past, but we certainly think we’ve got a better pack of spinners now in Keshav, Simon and Sen,” Conrad said during a press conference on Wednesday.

“It gives us a lot of confidence that if the conditions are (conducive) we feel that we’ve got the armoury to obviously challenge India in that respect as well. We’re quietly confident that we can make history of our own here in Eden Gardens and in India,” he added.

Shukri Conrad compared the upcoming Test series against India to their World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia in which they emerged triumphant for a rare glory in an ICC event. However, he also understands the magnitude of facing formidable opposition in their own grounds.

“Yes, we had the final against Australia that we won which was massive. I compare this series, and this match, to that final. Look India, tough challenge anyway in the world and when you come to an iconic venue like Eden Gardens, it just makes it even tougher. I don’t think you can compare the quality of the sides we played against (Pakistan) to India and this will be our biggest challenge. Certainly in my 20th match, I don’t think there’s been a bigger challenge (than this),” he explained.