How India fared in their previous tours of South Africa

India will be touring South Africa in January 2018. They will be playing 3 Tests, 6 ODIs, and 3 T20Is over a period of 2 months. Virat Kohli led team will embark on a tough assignment to a place where India has had limited success.

Indians have found going tough on the fast and bouncy pitches in the rainbow nation. In fact, South Africa apart from Australia is the only major test playing nation where India is yet to win a Test series.

We take this opportunity to see how India has fared against the Proteas in the past tours and the highs and lows for India on those tours.

India's first tour to South Africa 1992-93 (Friendship Series)

Nelson Mandela had been released, which marked the end of Apartheid. India toured South Africa and were given a rousing reception.The Indian Cricket team played 4 tests and 7 ODs against the Proteas and lost both the series.

The Test series was lost due to the solitary loss in 3rd test at Port Elizabeth. The Men in Blue lost the ODI series comprehensively as they were thrashed 5-2. The young Indian team led by Mohammad Azharuddin could never come to terms with the pace and bounce of the South African pitches but it had its own highs and lows.

The Highs and Lows

Jimmy Cook was out caught off the very first delivery of the series to Kapil Dev. Praveen Amre scored a century on debut on a tough pitch at Durban. Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to be given run out by the TV umpire. Kepler Wessels became the first player to score centuries for 2 Test playing nations.

Kapil Dev scored a fighting 129 but couldn't save the 3rd Test match. W V Raman scored his maiden ODI century in a man of the match performance in the 3rd ODI at Centurion. The lowest point in the series was during the second ODI when Kapil ran out Peter Kirsten when he was backing up too far. He had warned him twice before during the preceding Test series but it still didn't go down too well.