Former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin today said the Indian cricket team's real test will be the two-month long tour of South Africa. India are currently hosting Sri Lanka, who were beaten across all formats in their own den earlier this year. "The Sri Lanka series will be challenging but India's real test will be against South Africa," he told reporters on the sidelines of the inaugural Jagmohan Dalmiya Conclave here. The low-profile Sri Lanka series is seen as a prelude to the gruelling tour to South Africa, where they will play three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is in January-February next year.

Mohammad Azharuddin