South Africa is scheduled to take on team India for a three-match ODI series starting March 12 at Dharamshala.

According to the Proteas head coach Mark Boucher, former skipper Faf du Plessis’ vast experience of playing international cricket and IPL in India will come in handy during the ODI series.

“If you go to a place like India, you need to find a balance between youth and experience. I think Faf is really doing well in ODI cricket for South Africa. The last time he played, he got a hundred. He knows the Indian conditions very well,” Boucher said in a press conference.

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Boucher then talked about having the problem of plenty for this India series as he said, “It’s a good headache to have. Just him being around the squad will add a lot of value and experience as well. We will look at conditions and then put together combinations. Why you would want to have Faf is because he has done really well in those (Indian) conditions.”

South Africa are coming off a 3-0 whitewash of Australia at home in ODIs.

“We have just beaten a very good team now. We needed confidence and it will certainly give us a lot of confidence,” the former wicket-keeper batsman said about their mindset before taking on Men in Blue.

The 43-year-old then talked about how the team is feeling as he said, “India is going to be a tough test. Different conditions. A lot of guys haven’t played a lot of cricket in India as well. What’s impressive is guys have responded to the messages we have sent out to them on batting and bowling perspectives.”

(With PTI inputs)