The very first time India toured South Africa in 1992-93, the series between these sides was named the ‘Friendship series’, given the camaraderie between the two nations following South Africa’s return to the cricket fold since apartheid. When Peter Kirsten was mankaded by Kapil Dev, things turned sour between the two sides with South African batsman Dave Callaghan commenting, “So this is what the f****** Friendship Series is all about.” The Test series saw Jimmy Cook dismissed for a first-ball duck at Durban after waiting 21 years to play a Test match since his first-class debut. The relationship between the teams have come leaps and bounds since then. Even with the BCCI-Haroon Lorgat war proving to be a dampener, the teams share a remarkable bond despite the competitiveness exhibited on the field. The 2018 series in South Africa made for some remarkable match-ups with India’s rejuvenated pace attack proving to be a menace for the Proteas. That is the kind of impact South Africa will look to make with their spinners this time around in India. After a disastrous outing in 2015 in India, South Africa return with a well-rounded spin attack comprising of Keshav Maharaj, Dane Piedt and Senuran Muthusamy.