Since past couple of years, Virat Kohli and his men had accomplished nine consecutive Test series victories, but despite that, there are still doubts whether the team is ready for the South African challenge.

The young Indian squad has not played much cricket in overseas conditions, pundits believe that India might not be ready for fast South African bouncy and seaming pitches. Speaking about the same in an interview to Cricbuzz, Srinath said India’s strong bowling line up can take them to victory against Proteas. He said, “This is the best fast bowling combination in India at the moment. I go by what I’ve seen in the last one-and-a-half years. I strongly feel Bhuvneshwar (Kumar) will be the strike bowler – or at least he should be treated like one. He should be used economically and in short spells. Over the past few months, he has been outstanding.”

The-bowler-turned-referee further added, “Bhuvneshwar swings the ball both ways and at (an) alarming pace. With the kind of pace he gets, he can be a great asset for the team on South African wickets which usually have bounce and carry.”

But Srinath added that Indian bowling attack needs to adapt to red Kookaburra bowl quickly to gain an advantage in the series. He said, “The bowlers are champions with the white Kookaburra ball, but the red ball is very different. They have to get used to it as soon as possible. Winning these Test matches will depend a lot on how quickly they get used to the ball and how well they read local conditions. There has to be a minor adjustment in the way they pitch the ball.”

The first Test between India and South Africa will start from January 5, 2018.