Proteas coach Mark Boucher says the team is expecting a turning surface in Karachi and confirmed he will deploy two spinners for Tuesday’s opening Test against Pakistan in Karachi.
“You will see tomorrow [when the announcement is released],” said Boucher when asked about the composition of his team for the opening Test. “We sort of came here thinking that the reverse swing is going to play a big role,” he said. “We believe we got different options within our squad. I do think that, which is a nice thing as well, we’ve got the mindset that we are not scared to go out there and try something different to what’s happened in the past.
With Boucher having already confirmed he will play two spinners, it will be a toss-up between Tabraiz Shamsi and George Linde to partner Maharaj in attack.
South Africa has spin 🧙♂️