{"id":167484,"date":"2024-11-04T05:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/indias-t20i-squad-tests-its-general-knowledge-about-south-africa-after-touchdown-in-durban-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T05:36:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T05:36:35","slug":"indias-t20i-squad-tests-its-general-knowledge-about-south-africa-after-touchdown-in-durban-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/indias-t20i-squad-tests-its-general-knowledge-about-south-africa-after-touchdown-in-durban-watch-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s T20I squad tests its general knowledge about South Africa after touchdown in Durban &#8211; Watch | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114932009,imgsize-31874,width-400,resizemode-4\/114932009.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"India&#8217;s T20I squad tests its general knowledge about South Africa after touchdown in Durban &#8211; Watch | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"India&#8217;s T20I squad tests its general knowledge about South Africa after touchdown in Durban &#8211; Watch | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Axar Patel, left, and Arshdeep Singh (Photo: BCCI video grab)\">Axar Patel, left, and Arshdeep Singh (Photo: BCCI video grab)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s T20I squad has landed in <!-- -->South Africa<!-- --> for a series of four matches, and the team led by Suryakumar Yadav kicked off the tour by testing each other&#8217;s general knowledge about the rainbow nation.<br \/>A young squad under interim coach VVS Laxman was seen having some fun on a video shared by the BCCI, where opening batsman <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abhishek-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a> and allrounder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/axar-patel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Axar Patel<\/a> are seen asking their teammates questions to test how much they know about the country they are touring. <br \/>India will begin their tour with the first T20I on November 8 in <!-- -->Durban<!-- -->, while the Test squad and regular coach Gautam Gambhir prepare for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which begins in Australia later this month. <br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">WATCH TEAM INDIA IN FUN MODE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The fun-filled quiz ended with a light-hearted question: &#8220;Does Axar Patel have the loudest laugh in the squad?&#8221;<br \/>The Durban T20I will be followed by matches in Gqeberha, Centurion and Johannesburg.<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India&#8217;s T20I Squad: <\/span>Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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