Take just a few steps out of the Biju Patnaik International airport in Bhubaneswar, and a big, vibrant hoarding with images of players from India and South Africa - and the chief minister - will catch your attention. Drive along for a few more kilometers into the city and towards Cuttack where the second T20I will take place on Sunday, and you'll see more such welcoming gestures. Some even extending the warmth to the match officials.
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF INDIA, 2022
India eye better bowling day and series parity in Barabati
India will have to come up with a better bowling performance to contain the visitors. © BCCI
After the shellacking received in Delhi, bowlers would perhaps hope for the hospitality to spill over to the conditions as well, but that's unlikely at the Barabati stadium. The last time India played a T20I there [December 2017], Rohit Sharma exclaimed, in typical tongue-in-cheek manner, that dew didn't make a difference because it lasted all 40 overs. The reality of that
