Proteas in with a spin attack that can hurt Indians
Kolkata, Nov. 13 -- Anyone who has seen live Allan Donald marking his run-up as South Africa returned to international cricket at the Eden Gardens in 1991 is unlikely to forget it. Donald walked, kept walking and then walked some more.
Nearly eight years before that November afternoon, Eden had seen West Indies pulverise India with Michael Holding whispering death in a feared pace attack that also had Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts and Winston Davis. Bob Willis, Ian Botham, Imran Khan had all been here in their prime but this felt faster, more furious.
Donald had India at 3/2, having induced an edge off Ravi Shastri before a delivery speared into Sanjay Manjrekar's wicket. Awestruck, Eden then saw Donald dismiss Navjot Sidhu. Twenty-one yea...
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