IND vs SA: Sunil Gavaskar says India’s dream of winning their first Test series on South African soil had “turned into a nightmare” Gavaskar said.
Cricket Tamil News: The Indian cricket team, which is touring South Africa, played in a three-match Test series. India won the first Test by 113 runs at the Centurion Stadium, described as South Africa’s stronghold.
South Africa won the 2nd Test by 7 wickets in Johannesburg. Thus, the series was tied at 1-1.
In this case, which team is going to win the series? The 3rd and final Test between India and South Africa will be played at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town from last Tuesday. South Africa beat India by 7 wickets. Also, won the 3-match Test series 2-1.
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Speaking about the Indian team, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India’s dream of winning the first Test series on South African soil has “become a daydream”.
Commenting on the series, he said, “I was confused by the Indian team after lunch on the 4th day of the last and 3rd Tests. One would have thought that Jaspreet Bhumra and Mohammad Shami would bowl in the last attempt. Because after a break, the batsmen find it difficult to reset. That moment should have given them the crisis by throwing the ball.
The dream series for India to win the Test series in South Africa for the first time has become a day dream.
India’s convincing victory in the opening Test at Centurion led them to believe they could win the series 3-0. The “weakness” of South African batting and their “inexperienced” bowling line-up confirmed it.
India won the first Test by a huge margin. I thought that would be the template for the next two Test matches. But, that did not happen.
The difference in wins for South Africa is terrible. But it is difficult to understand as far as India is concerned. The way the Indian team dominated that first Test, I really thought they could win the series. Also, I thought they would win easily 3-0. Because of the weakness of South African batting.
Besides, Nordje, the team’s leading player, did not play. Back to India is a big plus. Because they had two inexperienced bowlers then, ”said Sunil Gavaskar.
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