South Africa captain Temba Bavuma underscored the threat that India’s premier left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is capable of posing, irrespective of whether the surface offers turn to him or not, ahead of the two-match series opener on Friday.

Bavuma recently engaged in a mouth-watering battle against Kuldeep for the first time during the second unofficial Test between India A and South Africa A earlier this month. During South Africa A’s second innings at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, Kuldeep rolled his arm and tested the South African captain with his vast array of skills.

The 35-year-old tried to counter Kuldeep by sweeping the ball in the air and almost ended up holing out to the fielder. After making a narrow escape, Bavuma pulled out grounded reverse sweep and traditional sw

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