India vs South Africa: R Ashwin's chance for redemption as Kuldeep Yadav threat looms large

Rohit Sharma’s opening gambit has become the cynosure of the impending Test series between the No.1 ranked Test side and the visiting South African team. Once a struggling middle-order batsman in the ODI format, Rohit grew into a limited-overs maverick since 2013, courtesy MS Dhoni's insistence to open with the Mumbai batsman ahead of the year's Champions Trophy. Head coach Ravi Shastri and the Indian team management are now of the belief that Rohit can script a similar story against the red cherry and subsequently save his Test career. But far away from this ongoing analysis lies the struggles of Ravichandran Ashwin. The ace Indian spinner has not played for India since the Australia Test in Adelaide and with young Kuldeep Yadav breathing down his neck, he would surely look to make a strong statement in the South Africa series 

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