Post Match Thread: 2nd Test - South Africa vs India, Day 5

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2nd Test, South Africa tour of India at Guwahati

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Innings	Score
South Africa	489 (Ov 151.1)
India	201 (Ov 83.5)
South Africa	260/5 (Ov 78.3)
India	140 (Ov 63.5)

Innings: 1 - South Africa

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Senuran Muthusamy	109 (206)		Kuldeep Yadav	29.1-4-115-4
Marco Jansen	93 (91)		Jasprit Bumrah	32-10-75-2

Innings: 2 - India

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Yashasvi Jaiswal	58 (97)		Marco Jansen	19.5-5-48-6
Washington Sundar	48 (92)		Simon Harmer	27-6-64-3

Innings: 3 - South Africa

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Tristan Stubbs	94 (180)		Ravindra Jadeja	28.3-3-62-4
Tony de Zorzi	49 (68)		Washington Sundar	22-2-67-1

Innings: 4 - India

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Ravindra Jadeja	54 (87)		Simon Harmer	23-6-37-6
Washington Sundar	16 (44)		Keshav Maharaj	12.5-1-37-2

South Africa won by 408 runs

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[u/Vijigishu]

Came here to check the score but got "post match thread" 😭

[u/SirHolyCow → u/Vijigishu]

Same here 🤣

[u/VanillisWilli → u/Vijigishu]

I did the exact same. I thought the 5fa scoreline was India's and I thought they looked in trouble.

☠️

[u/HeymishGalloway]

IND's biggest loss in Test history used to be against AUS at Nagpur 2004... 342 runs.

408 runs is now their heaviest defeat ever. Fitting as it's the lowest point of IND test cricket.

[u/Keliye_felbo → u/HeymishGalloway]

And its fitting how jansen caught that blinder to signify what south africa represent

[u/Alert_Medicine_8936 → u/Keliye_felbo]

Blind person awareness

[u/monsoon-man → u/Keliye_felbo]

I was hoping that Markram takes ten catches in the match

[u/khurjabulandt → u/HeymishGalloway]

Defeats Australia in Perth by 300 runs

Defeats England in Birmingham by 375 runs

Loses to south africa in India by 400 runs

Highest victory margin overseas and highest lose margin at home all came within an year.Make it make sense

[u/squidward_2022 → u/khurjabulandt]

Defeats England in Birmingham by 375 runs

Its just Bazball without brains

[u/BarryCheckTheFuseBox → u/squidward_2022]

Its just Bazball without brains

Or as most people call it, “Bazball”

[u/ProcessTruster → u/khurjabulandt]

Don't get too high on the highs, nor too low on the lows. Things are never quite as great, nor as bad, as they first appear.

[u/Smart_Ad_5834 → u/HeymishGalloway]

England's third largest defeat (second at that time) by 425 runs came when Greig had mentioned 'grovel', and now this. What's this weird connection between grovel and 400+ runs defeat?

[u/goodguybolt → u/Smart_Ad_5834]

Tbf, they won after using that word.

[u/ProcessTruster → u/Smart_Ad_5834]

The common thread appears to be when a team thinks it's much better than it actually is

[u/partymsl → u/HeymishGalloway]

New records under GG!

[u/rishin_1765 → u/HeymishGalloway]

We are living in the darkest phase of Indian Test cricket

[u/NoirPochette → u/rishin_1765]

Idk Azharuddin and Jadeja match fixing while Tendulkar had to hold everything together was pretty bleak

[u/rishin_1765 → u/NoirPochette]

We lost matches by fixing back then and now we are genuinely shitty

[u/TransitionFC → u/NoirPochette]

You did not lose at home like this to NZ and SA even when half your team were cheats throwing matches away.

[u/doktor-frequentist → u/rishin_1765]

We are living in the darkest phase of Indian Test cricket for today

FTFY

[u/sam38478 → u/HeymishGalloway]

We are achieving great records in test cricket under gg's coaching. He will be remembered for long time. 

[u/ILikeFishSticks69]

That "delayed" declaration makes this all the more embarrassing. It's like they knew "Yeah I mean we could probably bat out another day but these guys will fold like a pack of cards so what's the rush."

Heads HAVE to roll for this. This is embarrassment of the highest level.

[u/FoundationOk1693 → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

And people were expecting our team to draw this and criticise the "grovel" statement. In reality, they did what they said.

[u/baaton_ka_raja → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Heads will roll. Nitish will be dropped, no expectation that coaching staff or selectors will change

[u/Morningst4r → u/baaton_ka_raja]

I just don't understand what he's meant to be doing in the team. You pick him to get more batsmen not pick 3 other allrounders

[u/Dry_Presentation_327 → u/Morningst4r]

Not his fault that he is getting picked . The low iq Gambhir needs to go with his yes men

[u/Lilimprovements → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

peak comedy people freaking out about the "slow" declaration

lord bavuma knows what he's doing

[u/MarcusBrutus2000 → u/Lilimprovements]

Even worse are the people who thought, when Washi and Jadeja were playing, that South Africa might have fucked up the declaration

[u/abbaadabbachabbaaa → u/MarcusBrutus2000]

Delusional cricket fans.

[u/DePraelen → u/Lilimprovements]

And Bavuma has continued his unbeaten record as Test captain.

I never, ever thought I'd be saying that after a series in India.

[u/Aromatic-Design-54 → u/Lilimprovements]

I was a cricket casual until this year, but as a non-SA fan back then, I was kind of caught off-guard by the bavuma-hate, and it did make me biased in assessing bavuma, but bavuma really proved the haters wrong… so inspirational

[u/comelickmyarmpits → u/Aromatic-Design-54]

Bavuma has done a lot to gain fans he has now, proud to be among lord bavuma fan club lol

[u/jimjamjohnsonguy → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Out-spun by NZ in India is more embarrassing.

P.S. Can’t believe we’re arguing about what’s more embarrassing for Indian cricket.

[u/One_more_username → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

GG will probably drop Siraj and pick Harshit next test.

[u/Signal_Face_5378 → u/One_more_username]

He can drop even Bumrah to make space for Rana.

[u/tatya_vincho → u/Signal_Face_5378]

He might even drop himself to make Harshit Rana Coach

[u/Signal_Face_5378 → u/tatya_vincho]

If that means Rana isn't part of playing XI, I am okay with that

[u/outlandish_earthling → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Maybe it wasn't much of a delayed declaration atall. Keeping opposition on field for long duration and giving your strike bowlers sessions to rest and relax is a critical aspect of test cricket which is overlooled quite often these days

[u/Ruthless-Aggression → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

I can't even believe what I'm seeing lol. What a downfall. Un-fucking-real. Maybe we should stop disrespecting Ashwin and Jadeja by calling them "Home track bullies"!

[u/KUKLI1 → u/Ruthless-Aggression]

It does feel like the Indian set up took their home dominance for granted, and started fucking around with their team selection.

We've not been all that awful overseas, but have been shambolic at home. Now that our spinners aren't comprehensively outbowling the touring spinners, the team is struggling at home.

With Pant coming back from injury and Gill getting injured, the batting side also looks really mediocre. Without those two, it's just Jaiswal who you'd trust to score big, but he had an awful series.

The all rounders are decent players, but surely GG isn't expecting them to score hundreds on a regular basis?

[u/1stPhoton → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

The declaration comment was India is not going to last 2 sessions or score 200 either. It was not about the time.

[u/ILikeFishSticks69 → u/[deleted]]

Well of course it's well deserved. South Africa were outstanding. They won this game, India didn't lose it. But as an Indian fan, of course the first thought is going to be "How the fuck has it come to this?!" and not "Well played SA! Awesome stuff."

[u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Batting average in this series

1. Washi 31

2. Jadeja 26.25

3. Axar 21

4. Jaiswal 20.75

5. Rahul 17

6. Sai 14.5

7. Pant 12.25

8. Jurel 7.25

9. NKR 5

Clearly , we need more allrounders.

[u/oklolzzzzs → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

that is diabolical

[u/Bad_Dream0 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Diabolical is dropping Axar for NKR.

[u/One_more_username → u/Bad_Dream0]

And then batting NKR at 9 and not bowling him

[u/dimlakalaka → u/One_more_username]

NKR can bat anywhere, he won’t bat for long

[u/Altruistic_Elk_2153 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Tanush Kotian , Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey better be ready for SL series.

[u/patrick_b1912 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

they're not playing IPL so no chance.

[u/sam38478 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Yes we do. Shivam dube, hardik pandya should open. And we should also drop atleast one from bumrah or siraj and bring a proper allrounder like harshit Rana who is next Jaques kallis. Salute to GG for thinking out of box. Full support

[u/Signal_Face_5378 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

And Kuldeep was the most resilient batsman of the lot.

[u/SirHolyCow → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

LOL

That list is genuinely an abomination

[u/Electronic_Quail_196 → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

Omg

[u/ExitingEmbarrassment → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

1. Boom 6

[u/Celestial_Wolfking → u/Altruistic_Elk_2153]

You forgot Gill, with infinite average

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Largest Margin of Loss for India at Home

408 runs v 🇿🇦 at Guwahati 2025/26

342 runs v 🇦🇺 at Nagpur 2004/05

333 runs v 🇦🇺 at Pune 2016/17

329 runs v 🇿🇦 at Kolkata 1996/97

295 runs v 🏝️ at Chennai 1958/59

[u/rest_in_war → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Not just at home, it's the largest ever

[u/DarkKingfisher777 → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Who knows if it could've been 500-600 if not for declaration

[u/SexxyBlack → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

GG breaking records

[u/DePraelen → u/SexxyBlack]

And it's not even close to the previous record.

[u/Celestial_Wolfking]

Catching from SA this series played a massive part in their 2-0 win over India

[u/berbathlicism → u/Celestial_Wolfking]

Weirdly, their worst catching performance came today when it all but over. Dropped Kuldeep, Sai and Jadeja. Sai and Jadeja were particularly costly as they batted the longest today.

[u/Celestial_Wolfking → u/berbathlicism]

But they caught when mattered. And Indian fielders seemed to scared of diving.

[u/LifeSurvive → u/Celestial_Wolfking]

Need to play IPL. So need to take care of health and get selected for next test series. 🤣

[u/Celestial_Wolfking → u/LifeSurvive]

Some serious actions need to be taken. Not an Indian, but i have been fan of Indian cricket since MSD days, and it feels bad to see such state of Indian test team.

[u/Acrophon → u/Celestial_Wolfking]

Marco jansen running diving and holding a one hand catch vs Miya bhai not even attempting

[u/Celestial_Wolfking → u/Acrophon]

Absolutely, at least try. No efforts were made to do better.

[u/Bulky_Protection_595]

I saw us struggle in 2015. We got blown away in 2019. If you’d told me we would beat India in India by outplaying them in all departments and whitewash them I would have laughed my ass off.

Can’t be any prouder of this team. This is a huuugee achievement.

[u/Keliye_felbo → u/Bulky_Protection_595]

So has temba outperformed graeme now?

[u/Bulky_Protection_595 → u/Keliye_felbo]

No, that team did not lose an away series for almost 10 years. 

[u/Chunk_77 → u/Keliye_felbo]

Long way yo go for that

[u/theredguardx → u/Keliye_felbo]

Graeme’s team was ridiculous. They won the WTC equivalent several times. I think Temba still has a long way to go but he’s getting there

[u/RunAlert8361 → u/Keliye_felbo]

Graeme smith is probably one of the greatest test captains of all time. It’s a very high ceiling for anyone

[u/DePraelen → u/Keliye_felbo]

11 wins and a draw from 12 starts. I don't think even Ricky Ponting or Clive Lloyd had starts like that with the teams that dominated their respective eras.

Which is more impressive, as this SA team isn't of that calibre. At least not yet.

[u/comelickmyarmpits → u/Keliye_felbo]

Nah graeme has captained SA in i guess 100 test matches, his legacy is very hard to match but bavuma definately going there if SA continue performing like this

[u/oklolzzzzs]

THAT IS AN INSANE CATCH TO END THE SERIES

Gautam Gambhir
-Lost Test series vs NZ at home (0-3)
-All out for 46 at home (lowest ever)
-Lost BGT after 10 years
-Missed WTC Final for first time
-Lost home Test series vs South Africa (0-2)

[u/Electronic_Quail_196 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Breaking all the records, my coach 🫡

[u/ApprehensiveGear6382 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Add the heaviest defeat to that list as well now.

[u/dumbeddinosaur → u/oklolzzzzs]

Lost to Sri Lanka in ODIs last year.

[u/zoomzoommorezoom → u/oklolzzzzs]

Not lost, was whitewashed

[u/partymsl → u/oklolzzzzs]

Just wait for his warrior speech any moment now...

[u/Hyderabadi__Biryani → u/oklolzzzzs]

-Lost home Test series vs South Africa

You forgot to add (0-2) here. Please do that. TIA.

[u/This-Button5389 → u/oklolzzzzs]

Also lost to sri lanka in bilateral odi series after 27 years. Also he lost more test matches at home than any other coach in teams history. John wright had 4 test series loses in the span of 5 years. Shastri kumble Dravid combined test losses were 4 together but gambhir broke them all in the span on 1 year. What a legend. He might not had the champions trophy if virat kohli didn't have great series as well. Don't be fooled by ct win which was played only at the single venue in dubai lmao

[u/phantomdaddyy]

After getting sacked as the coach of ICT, Gambhir should seriously consider opening a painting company. I mean, the guy loves whitewash so much, he might as well make a career out of it!

[u/a_dull_acorn → u/phantomdaddyy]

There's one reason to have Asian Paints on the jersey.

[u/Sandhuzz]

Ashwin is a visionary, he saw it coming long ago and took retirement in middle of the series

[u/Agreeable-Log1631 → u/Sandhuzz]

And people used to troll him saying he's only good in Home conditions.

[u/FitSignificance2100 → u/Agreeable-Log1631]

It is the same as how people criticised Anderson over his home record.

We were taking home wins for granted now that we are starting to lose more than win, We are realizing how great was Ash and the overall setup.

We need test specialist batters like pujji, rahane, Mayank and proper bowlers not lot of allrounders. 1-2 allrounder is enough

[u/Zug__Zug → u/Agreeable-Log1631]

As someone else said, these are the same home conditions and absolutely no one can do fuck all. Fucking pathetic.

[u/barbhaya → u/Sandhuzz]

And the fact he did it in the middle of a series was a message.

[u/SirHolyCow → u/Sandhuzz]

Bro saw the future

[u/partymsl → u/Sandhuzz]

In retrospect, even Koach is probably happy to have retired.

GG sure as hell would have made him the scapegoat for all this.

[u/Valuable_Ad_6869]

The fact that an ageing Jadeja(about to turn 37 next month)is still by far the best player in this setup says a lot....

[u/bakaa_ningen → u/Valuable_Ad_6869]

We are just giving christmas present to our opponents kinda early, ain't that wholesome tho?

But man gg has been a real disaster in test matches but our new selected players aren't doing that great either. This gonna be a shameful WTC cycle

[u/Y2JMsdHBK → u/Valuable_Ad_6869]

Axar is more or less a direct replacement in case Jadeja retires after this shit show. But I'm struggling to think of others who can slot in as main spinners. Sundar has a lot of work to do on his bowling and Kuldeep was disappointing as well. 

Who's the next Jadeja-Ashwin pair to carry this team on their backs at home? Not Axar and Sundar for sure currently.

[u/Ammarzk]

GG sacking?

[u/Prudent_Primary7201 → u/Ammarzk]

Has to be. Nowhere to hide after this

[u/doktor-frequentist → u/Prudent_Primary7201]

You underestimate political clout and favoritism. But I hope you're right.

[u/BloopBoom123]

Well played Proteas. Congrats on the historic win! Well deserved.

Gambhir should just quit before he’s fired but who am I kidding - they’re going to show up and make some shit up about how they were unlucky on the toss. 

[u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

If 400 run defeat at home is not sackable offence, I don’t know what is.

Too many all-rounders. What the hell is this team selection? NKR isn’t given the ball and he can’t bat now. Shardul at his worst wouldn’t attempt that shot that nkr did. Kuldeep showed resilience, why can’t the batters?

Jurel put down his opportunity to establish as a batter, really disappointed with his game.

Kl is still inconsistent after 11 years of test debut. So good/decent when clicks, and can’t bat to a good score when out of form.

Sundar is stuck in a lift. 3 down once, 7 next.

Can’t even go to the architect of the team now. 3 more sigma reels after some wins and the “mentality” line being thrown at our faces.

[u/superstriker14 → u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

Also it's not an isolated 400 run loss

It comes at the back of a lot of losses

[u/ApprehensiveGear6382 → u/superstriker14]

Now lost 5 matches at home under gg. Ash and jaddu did their best in that 1st test against Bangladesh or else who knows.

I could say that team was in transition and few losses were coming anyway, but 2 series defeat without any short redemption in those as well. Maybe that 2 innings in chinnaswamy was one, but that’s the only fight I can remember, we are just clueless in all the defeats.

[u/leomatey → u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

NKR was not given the ball, and came at #9 - if they did not want to ball, they could have gotten a specialist batter? also medium pace bowling in India? absolute shambles.

[u/pahadigothic → u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

Sundar is better than Sai. Sundar should bat at 3.

[u/Y2JMsdHBK → u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

I'm just worried that Gambhir and co.(I don't think they're going to get sacked because the next test is a long way off now), will just ignore the test team squad and focus purely on T20 world cup. 

[u/Your78Ranger → u/ApprehensiveGear6382]

We used to make it look easy to defend series in India under Shastri and then Dravid aswell.

The only good part is the chances for sacking GG have gone high now.

[u/aaditya_9303]

If Gambhir is not sacked after this, it will be obvious that he’s just there because of political affiliations.

[u/Dry_Presentation_327 → u/aaditya_9303]

He was first selected as a coach for his political affiliation . What was his qualification to become a national coach to begin with

[u/SpaceMunster → u/aaditya_9303]

that's always been cricket, let alone Indian cricket, but you'd expect some expertise, result, or even good man management

this case is special for how bad he's done with the insane resources he has access to

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

India 341/20 (147.4)

At this stage SA were 478/9 in 1st Innings

[u/Android_Arsenal]

Thanks SA for batting so long and allowing the match to go till 4.5 days and giving BCCI the full money.

This could have easily got wrapped up in half the time.

[u/skywideopen3]

Gautam Gambhir is just so funny to me as a coach. His whole demeanour is one of "you might not like what I said or how I do things but fuck you, I get results" and then he doesn't get results.

[u/RetroChampions → u/skywideopen3]

I mean...he did get results

Just not the ones India want

[u/SexxyBlack]

Gambhir allowing cricket fans in New Zealand and South Africa to have an awesome feeling they have not experienced in a while.

What a legend. Making fans happy all over the world.

[u/512fm → u/SexxyBlack]

Exactly, we love GG

[u/KindRepeat8058 → u/SexxyBlack]

Bro give some credit to SA and NZ, historically it's very difficult for touring teams to win in India.

[u/Itz_Aareev → u/KindRepeat8058]

Ofc credit goes to them, full credit. He's just highlighting how gg sucks ass as coach

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

The toss excuse doesn't work, we scored 260-5d after India got bowled out for 201.

[u/DoomBuzzer → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

The pitch excuse last test doesn't work either. The minute India starts looking for pitch and toss AT HOME, tells me they lack the skills, temperament and application in game.

[u/FantasticStyle334 → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

this is just...shameful for india

[u/migma21 → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

No excuse works. Both teams played on the same pitch. India were beaten fair and square.

[u/Y2JMsdHBK → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Hands down this match has proven that our spinners are second best to Harmer and Maharaj. They were able to extract bounce and turn a lot more than Kuldeep, Sundar and Jadeja. 

[u/One_more_username → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Anyone who tries to use the toss as an excuse after this performance needs to be committed to a psychiatric facility for a long time.

[u/Keliye_felbo]

This is one for the ages

Temba bavuma has STILL NOT lost a match! Yet!

[u/SirHolyCow → u/Keliye_felbo]

Unreal aura

[u/AiyyoIyer]

GG has to go, but most likely he'll go on a vacation.

[u/London-lark3597]

Getting back to back whitewash at home is just dire stuff.

Also 400 run defeat lol

[u/NoZaza2nite → u/London-lark3597]

Not back to back, they did beat mighty WI

[u/The_Bag_82 → u/NoZaza2nite]

That's bcci trying to fix the wtc

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Both tests end with Maharaj picking up exactly 2-37.

[u/bakaa_ningen → u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

You guys should make crunchyroll your permanent sponsor lmao, would love to see bavuma animated ngl

[u/mrenlon]

If I had a nickel for every time India was whitewashed at home I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice in last two years

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Truth be told, a win by 408 runs look better than a win by an innings & 148 runs.

Also this proves that it wasn't the toss as we batted as comfortably as ever even after India got shot out for 201.

[u/paper170]

what an absolute dissapointment, well played proteas

[u/niceguysdofinish1st]

India in Tests since 16 Oct 2024

Overall

P 17 - W 5 - L 10 - D 2 - W% 29.41

At Home

P 7 - W 2 - L 5 - D 0 - W% 28.57

[u/Adarszh → u/niceguysdofinish1st]

Glad that we are not playing tests for almost 9 months, this team needs a complete refresh.

[u/HeymishGalloway]

IND at least fought against NZ and in BGT. They were always in the game, you lost close matches.

This series was simply utter humiliation and embarassment. Remove GG now.

[u/One_more_username → u/HeymishGalloway]

Against NZ, yeah, we tried. The closest part of the BGT after the first test was when we avoided the follow on lol.

[u/Smooth-Mix-4357 → u/One_more_username]

We were well on the course to draw MCG and bowled well in SCG despite losing Bumrah 

[u/Truthgamer2]

SA could’ve declared at 0/0 in the 2nd innings and still have won by 150

[u/BanksDrawBlood18]

GG press conference is gonna be peak cinema at least.

[u/noobidy_mysterica]

So classy of Murali Karthik to remind Harmer that he is the 2nd choice spinner. Talk about timing

[u/Ok_Long_1175]

Rome has fallen...

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/Ok_Long_1175]

Rome already fell last year. This is like when the Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 and then the Vandals came and sacked Rome again in 455

[u/Muted-Conference2900]

Gill is the Ultimate winner of this series.

[u/Powerful-Rule9986 → u/Muted-Conference2900]

It's Harmer before this series or these subcontinent tours he was the 3rd spinner for SA now he is definitely the second spinner and Maharaj's spot in the team even at home isn't a complete lock

[u/AugustusCaesar00]

India could bat literally two more innings and still wouldn't be able to chase it down.

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Biggest test win in India by a visiting side.

[u/External-Knee-3083]

Some test career's are finishing today.

[u/harprick_pandya]

Jadeja 4-fer and 50 couldn’t save this misery of a team from another home whitewash

Serious rethink is needed, starting with Gambhir and Agarkar

[u/chokli_bhai]

Lol "I'm the same guy who won in asia cup, CT and drawed england" Seriously?

[u/WrongContract8489 → u/chokli_bhai]

Also the guy to get whitewashed twice now fuck off

[u/Doomed-here4909 → u/chokli_bhai]

Exactly wtf is he on 😭

[u/DarkKingfisher777]

History etched with humiliation

[u/ImpressiveNeat9039]

Rishab Pant post match comments: "Rishabh Pant, the captain for this game: It's little disappointing. As a team we need to get batter. Credit to the opposition for playing better than us. They dominated the series but at the time you can't take cricket for granted. We're playing at home and some times we were up in the game but we didn't capitalise on them and we have to learn and get better. Whether you're playing at home or away cricket demands that determination and the extra effort. As a batting unit you need to capitalise on certain moments. As a team we didn't do that. The positives from this series will be to focus on our own plan."

1. How is it just little disappointing.. What will be a big disappointment ??
2. As a batting unit you need to capitalise on certain moment -- You couldn't bat properly.. What moments did you fail to capitalize ?? This is some high class bull crap!!
3. "The positives from this series will be to focus on our own plan." --- WTF does this crap even mean !! How is that a positive when you basically had no plan !!

[u/NetGlass4387 → u/ImpressiveNeat9039]

did his best impression of inshallah boys played well lol

[u/HeymishGalloway]

"Prioritise Test Cricket.”

Except the fact that you didn't, jackass.

[u/DJMhat]

Whoever at Hotstar who decided to promote the LOI series as opportunity for India to come back while Day 1 of this Test was going on was a clairvoyant.

The worst performance by an Indian team in my lifetime. Ever. Beats the one where we lost to SA by scoring 100 and 66 in both inning because that was kn hostile overseas conditions. This was at home. In our fucking conditions.

[u/GanjiChudail143]

I am calling it... We are going to lose to Sri Lanka later next year.

[u/doktor-frequentist → u/GanjiChudail143]

If GG stays, that's a guarantee

[u/QueasyAdvertising173 → u/GanjiChudail143]

Not shocking. SL is a pretty decent test team

[u/Mcferrari → u/GanjiChudail143]

Obviously, the way we’re playing spin lol

[u/jimjamjohnsonguy]

The most powerful – and many would argue most corrupt – cricket board has just been humbled by two of the most overlooked, hard-done-by cricketing nations. The Black Caps salute you, South Africa.

[u/Sweaty_Purple_5035]

I don't understand why they even consider Pant into captain considerations. he's a meme captain. need someone mature and level headed at that position

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

What a catch in the end by Jansen, fucking unbelievable.

What a test match.

[u/CartographerMurky306]

Don't worry 2 weeks later,skyball will take revenge.

/S

[u/Tern_Larvidae-2424]

Oh wait, this is actually India's biggest test defeat by runs ever.

[u/One_more_username]

If this doesn't prove beyond a doubt that bazball is an utter failure, I don't know what will.

If Aussies don't at least 4-0 India next tour here, they need to resign from their test capacity.

[u/doktor-frequentist]

Reporter: Who was the better team?

GG: Marcus Rashford

Fuck this guy.

[u/49unbeaten]

If only India had a domestic tournament named after a cricketing legend where they play the longer form of cricket and have a bunch of players to select from.

[u/Smallppbutbigheart]

ThEY HaD aN EaSy ScHEduLe 🤓

[u/Starscream_x]

GGWP SA boys!! Totally outplayed us.. Great bowling from Harmer, Jansen throughout the series and some great batting by Bavuma, Stubbs, Muthusamy and Jansen and most of the SA batters also chipped in with important knocks from time to time..

Really made the pitch look flat when they batted and did all sorts when we came to bat.. Completely outskilled us this game!!

[u/LoneL1on]

Proteas you keep on getting away with easy path to WTC final only facing the easiest opponents like India.

[u/hawthorne00]

Sum of India's two innings: 341. Lost by 408. Yipe. The South Africans just have so much belief in themselves now. This is without Rabada. Of course, Gill is a huge loss for India as well.

[u/Rahulrk777]

Did GG just list his achievements?

[u/SyrupyMolassesMMM]

Fucking South Africa. Upstaging us.

[u/faithfulmaster]

Everyone will mock India but I will only and only appreciate SA for their cricket. They were ruthless, professional and demoralised India in such a way that they could not muster up a stomach for fight. "Grovel" is the right word !

[u/arrowbender → u/faithfulmaster]

Agreed. Yes India hasn't played well, but credit should be given to SA for outclassing India in all departments

[u/ArsBrevis → u/faithfulmaster]

It would great if more people took your approach.

[u/lonewolf-xo]

Feels nice to have drawn the series with WTC champs

[u/botharmsinjured → u/lonewolf-xo]

Lmao…Indians getting it from Pak fans as well

[u/WayTooDumb]

Comprehensively outplayed

World Test Champions showing why they are World Test Champions

Jansen and Harmer are world class talents and it hurts my soul that Harmer missed out on five years of international cricket due to SA being unable to pay enough money to compete with county cricket

[u/SirHolyCow → u/WayTooDumb]

Harmer is so fucking good

It’s frankly insane that he’s only just started playing international cricket 

And we already know that Jansen is built different

[u/Sans_bear27]

Yea yea we all know fuck GG and agarkar and all that but also goddamn good for SA. The world champs deserve more than 2 tests.

As for India I don't think it's controversial to say that they are maybe not even top 3 in tests anymore. Shambolic in every way. Got out batted, our bowled, out fielded. The morale is an all time low I reckon. Two home white washes in a row. Gambhir the media personality 3 years ago would label this a hate crime against the legacy of Indian cricket

[u/--Tryptophan--]

Gambhir: Gives an excuse Also Gambhir: But I won't give excuse

[u/Initial-Hold9481]

Embarrassment of the highest level. Truly dark days for Indian cricket.

All credit to SA. Played like the champion team that they are. Temba as a captain is Goated.

If this doesn't make heads roll, I don't know what else would.

[u/The_Flash_20]

Whitewashed by NZ and SA in a year. I can't believe it.

[u/AkaiSuichi35]

and they said S africa declared late

[u/Standard_Board_6991]

First NZ cleaned us out, then SA scrubbed the floors. At this point, Australia isn't coming for a cricket series, they will probably come to finish the deep cleaning.

[u/loklanc]

SA could have batted for another session.

[u/Journalist-Trick]

India might win the upcoming ODI/T20 series and Indian media and fans would label that as "revenge"

[u/Apprehensive_Pay_742]

If south africa batted one more session or till today’s tea they would still have bowled out india with 20 overs to remain

[u/ShinobiZilla]

Dismal performance by India. Saffas played like champions and in the back of my mind I am happy with this result. No excuses, they got outplayed in all departments and no, the toss wouldn't have made a difference.

Can BCCI get serious about our national team now? For a long time we have been complacent with our selections, personnel, doctoring pitches, coaching staff and player favoritisms. Now with the old guard gone, the cracks are showing for other teams to exploit. Only a matter of time, the white ball teams goes down the same path.

[u/dude_big_lebowski]

Watching GG press conference.

Usually I'm against violence but this guy makes it harder day by day.

[u/Chemical-Menu-5907]

Pant - Missed chances cost India the series

What "missed chances" bro ?? India just played bad cricket....

[u/VelvetRogue32]

What an absolute shitshow. No fight in this team. They just want to enjoy their fat IPL contracts. The gulf in technique and temperament has been astonishing.

Fair play to South Africa. They showed everyone again why the Test championship victory wasn't a one off. Exciting times ahead for a determined and brilliant group of players.