CAPE TOWN: A depleted South Africa have no longer been in a position to compete against India in the ongoing ODI series but pacer Kagiso Rabada would like to consider that all isn't misplaced for the house crew.
India have taken a 2-Zero lead in the six-match series. The third ODI can be played at Newlands on Wednesday.
"There are a few problems. I wouldn't say there's a lot. Sometimes when you do badly all it seems like there's a lot more going wrong than what really is happening. So failure is going to happen and it's going to happen again," stated Rabada.
"It is very important we keep speaking the right language. Anything can happen in sport. We need to get as much momentum as we can. We are definitely not out of it. Definitely not!" he added.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have wreaked havoc in this series picking 13 wickets in the first two fits. The Proteas had as many as five different wrist spinners in their nets on Tuesday in a bid to stem the rot in the subsequent match.
"We obviously haven't come to the birthday party. It's no longer acceptable in any respect. India are a strong crew. They've simply overwhelmed Australia (at home) comprehensively. I know they have been playing all their games at home, but they have been playing good cricket.
"It doesn't help that we've got been going via a couple of changes and no longer been in the most efficient shape because the Champions Trophy in one-day cricket. We are still looking to catch up at the present time. Hopefully it comes lovely quickly," stated Rabada.
When asked about how the Proteas may be able to flip this deficit round, the pacer spoke back, "In a perfect global, close to the very best recreation, if a lot of people rating runs and lot of people take wickets. Or you need person brilliance. We'll take either.
"It's not generally that we something we talk about. We are experienced enough to know that cricket is a game of ups and downs. We just need to go back, see where we're going wrong, calm down and do our business on the field looking to turn the momentum over."
The hosts have additionally been set back with a bunch of accidents. AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock have all been ruled out of the rest fits in this Indian excursion.
Rabada stated whilst this has been an element, it's also a silver lining for the crew as a result of it's also preparing for the 2019 World Cup.
"It offers different gamers an opportunity. We've were given gamers who've been playing in franchise cricket for some time and doing lovely smartly. Those three names that experience dropped out of the crew are just about irreplaceable at the present time.
"So, it simply offers guys an opportunity to widen the pool so different gamers can revel in global cricket. Perhaps it is a blessing in hide," stated the pacer.
Through the excursion, Rabada has been desirous about an intense contest with Virat Kohli. At both Durban and Centurion, he examined him with brief bowling, however the Indian skipper rose to the occasion.
"For all batsmen now we have couple of plans. Obviously that used to be one of them - brief ball (to Kohli). At the end of the day, you might be nice and aggressive at the field. Coming off the sphere that changes," Rabada signed off.
India have taken a 2-Zero lead in the six-match series. The third ODI can be played at Newlands on Wednesday.
"There are a few problems. I wouldn't say there's a lot. Sometimes when you do badly all it seems like there's a lot more going wrong than what really is happening. So failure is going to happen and it's going to happen again," stated Rabada.
"It is very important we keep speaking the right language. Anything can happen in sport. We need to get as much momentum as we can. We are definitely not out of it. Definitely not!" he added.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have wreaked havoc in this series picking 13 wickets in the first two fits. The Proteas had as many as five different wrist spinners in their nets on Tuesday in a bid to stem the rot in the subsequent match.
"We obviously haven't come to the birthday party. It's no longer acceptable in any respect. India are a strong crew. They've simply overwhelmed Australia (at home) comprehensively. I know they have been playing all their games at home, but they have been playing good cricket.
"It doesn't help that we've got been going via a couple of changes and no longer been in the most efficient shape because the Champions Trophy in one-day cricket. We are still looking to catch up at the present time. Hopefully it comes lovely quickly," stated Rabada.
When asked about how the Proteas may be able to flip this deficit round, the pacer spoke back, "In a perfect global, close to the very best recreation, if a lot of people rating runs and lot of people take wickets. Or you need person brilliance. We'll take either.
"It's not generally that we something we talk about. We are experienced enough to know that cricket is a game of ups and downs. We just need to go back, see where we're going wrong, calm down and do our business on the field looking to turn the momentum over."
The hosts have additionally been set back with a bunch of accidents. AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock have all been ruled out of the rest fits in this Indian excursion.
Rabada stated whilst this has been an element, it's also a silver lining for the crew as a result of it's also preparing for the 2019 World Cup.
"It offers different gamers an opportunity. We've were given gamers who've been playing in franchise cricket for some time and doing lovely smartly. Those three names that experience dropped out of the crew are just about irreplaceable at the present time.
"So, it simply offers guys an opportunity to widen the pool so different gamers can revel in global cricket. Perhaps it is a blessing in hide," stated the pacer.
Through the excursion, Rabada has been desirous about an intense contest with Virat Kohli. At both Durban and Centurion, he examined him with brief bowling, however the Indian skipper rose to the occasion.
"For all batsmen now we have couple of plans. Obviously that used to be one of them - brief ball (to Kohli). At the end of the day, you might be nice and aggressive at the field. Coming off the sphere that changes," Rabada signed off.
We are not out of series yet, insists Kagiso Rabada
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