South Africa have not won a Test match in India for 15 years, but there’s a “real hunger and desire" to end this drought in the upcoming series, according to spinner Keshav Maharaj, who described it as one of their toughest tours.

India and South Africa will face off in a two-match Test series starting November 14, with Kolkata and Guwahati hosting the games.

Acknowledging the challenge ahead, Maharaj said in an online interaction, “There’s a real hunger and desire within the camp to beat India in India. It’s probably one of the toughest tours, if not the toughest in the Proteas calendar, for the various generations that have come (here).

“We feel like it’s one of our biggest tests. And it will be a wonderful opportunity to grade ourselves, to see how far we’ve come slowly.

“We have st

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