The South Africans arrive in India in late September for a 72-day long tour to play 3 T20 matches, 5 ODIs and 4 test matches. For the Proteas, it will be the longest tour to India that runs until December 2015. After India bounced back from the 0-1 test deficit against Sri Lanka recently, Ravi Shastri was reappointed as Team Director for the Indian cricket team. In a media press conference two days ago, Shastri spoke about the need for exercising patience to succeed against South Africa. He added that the key lies in consistency but insisted that the style will not change. If he meant that India would go ahead with the 5-bowler strategy then Shastri may not be entirely right. Shastri further stated that India should endeavor to prevent the opposition from getting scot-free after early breakthroughs