Former swashbuckling opening batsman and fleeting Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes touring SA is one of the most searching examinations a Test batsman is likely to face. Sohail, who is in the country as a commentator in the Mzansi Super League, has first-hand experience of the conditions his countrymen are likely to face in the three-Test series starting in Centurion on December 26. “It is quite difficult. It is a challenging series. You will get different conditions in different grounds. “You really have to adjust every time and if you don’t have the proper technique as a batsman you’ll struggle and you’ll soon be out of form and on these surfaces your misery actually expands‚” Sohail said. He strongly advised the Pakistan batsmen not to come into the series undercooked. The only preparation they will get is against a SA Invitation XI in a three-day game in Benoni from December 19. How much meaningful preparation they get there remains to be seen. Matches in Benoni can be pro...
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