Harmanpreet Singh said that the Aussie team is the best and playing against them will help in their preparation for the FIH 2023 World Cup to be played in India. He also called the series an opportunity to test the strategies that they have in mind.
The Windies legend made his debut in 1994 when West Indies were yet to be overtaken as the best side in the world. But the state of Windies Cricket was much different when he retired in 2015 as they were considered a team that could be beaten easily for most of the part
Another key batter Rassie van der Dussen has recovered from the finger injury that cut short his tour to England earlier in the year and the subsequent ICC Men's T20 World Cup to take his place in the squad, while Keshav Maharaj is cleared for the tour.
Nkwe, who took over as DOC in July after assisting Mark Boucher as his assistant coach, has already named Malibongwe Maketa as South Africa's interim coach ahead of a three-Test series in Australia and will shortly start the succession planning for Boucher's permanent replacement.
Australia will play their first match of the series against West Indies on December 4 at the Perth Stadium while the second and final match of the two-match series will take place on December 8-12 at the Adelaide Oval.
According to an announcement by Hockey Australia, the Indian men's hockey team will play a five-match 'Test' series from November 26 to December 4 this year.
While they have always played high-profile clashes during the ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy, the last bilateral series between both took place in January 2013
Playing the final test of the South Africa series, England made a mockery of the 130-run target set by South Africa, chasing it down in just 22.3 overs with nine wickets to spare.
The third and final Test eventually began on Day 3 after the first day was washed out and the second day was halted, and it was England's bowlers who imposed their dominance.