Cricket-Rahul backs Ashwin, Chahal to put S Africa in a spin

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Third Test - South Africa v India - Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa - January 14, 2022 India's Ravichandran Ashwin in action REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

PAARL, South Africa (Reuters) - India captain KL Rahul says South Africa will face a trial by spin in the first two One-Day Internationals of the three-match series starting on Wednesday that will be played on the slower, lower pitch at Boland Park.

India had to contend with pace and bounce in their 2-1 test series loss to South Africa, but will find conditions more like home in Paarl.