SA tour will be tough: Dravid

Published November 12, 2006

BANGALORE, Nov 11: Indian captain Rahul Dravid said his side was looking forward to playing good cricket on their upcoming tour of South Africa which will be a challenging one by all standards.

“It's going to be an important series for us. South Africa is going to be good but tough cricket. As a team, we are looking forward to it,” Dravid said.

India will play five One-Day Internationals and three Test matches in South Africa. The team leaves on November 13. The first ODI is to be played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Nov 19. —Agencies

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