Striking a confident half-century for Board President's XI against the visiting South Africans in the two-day practice game, wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha on Friday said he is keen to make amends after an average Test debut against lanka in Aug-Sept.
Ojha made a valiant 52 against a potent Proteas attack led by Dale Steyn, who got the wicketkeeper caught by batsman Hashim Amla.
"I have been playing for a long time in domestic cricket, so I have learnt from my mistakes and the mistakes I made in Sri lanka. I will not get out through my mistakes," said the Madhya Pradesh player after his 80-ball knock, laced with 7 fours and a six, at the Brabourne Stadium here.
About Friday’s innings, Ojha said it will give him a lot of confidence for his next stint at the batting crease.
"The knock is important for me and for my confidence in innings building for the season. If you have some runs behind you, it's easy to play next game. It's important for the confidence," said Ojha after the day's play.
Standing up to spinners on wearing wicket tough: Vilas
Standing up to the wicket against his team's spinners on wearing Indian tracks would be a big test of his skills, feels South African wicket-keeper Dane Vilas.
"This wicket is not a typical Indian wicket where there is more spinning and spitting out of rough on day 4 and 5. It's going to test you as a keeper. We don't get the deterioration like here back home. I have prepared for it," said Vilas.