Major Reasons for Team India's Defeat vs. South Africa: Team India suffered a crushing defeat against South Africa in Guwahati. This proved to be India's biggest home defeat in terms of runs. Learn about the five major reasons for this.
South Africa defeated India by a massive 408 runs in Guwahati to win the two-match Test series 2-0. Team India failed in every aspect of the second Test. One of the five major reasons for this defeat is coach Gautam Gambhir's strategy, which failed in Guwahati. Rishabh Pant's lack of experience as captain was also clearly visible. There is still confusion regarding the batting order. Washington Sundar was tried at number three in the first Test, and he batted well, but with the arrival of Sai Sudarshan in the next Test, he was forced to move down the order.
1. Additional all-rounders
India prioritized additional all-rounders in this series over Test specialists, a strategy that completely failed. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy played in the second Test, but he only bowled six overs in the first innings and four in the second. India could have played a more specialist batsman. Besides him, two other all-rounders were also playing in Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.
2. Experiment number 3 failed
The Indian batting lineup's number-3 position failed in this series as well. After Cheteshwar Pujara, India hasn't been able to establish a batsman at this position. Washington Sundar batted at number three in the first Test, and Sai Sudarshan came in for this match. Sudarshan failed in both innings.
3. Indian batsmen succumbed to spin
There's a perception about Indian batsmen being adept at handling spin, but that wasn't the case in this series. South Africa's batsmen played spin better than India's. Simon Harmer scored 119 runs on this same pitch, and Marco Jansen played a blistering 93.
4. The captain lacked experience.
Rishabh Pant, playing his first Test as captain, clearly lacked experience. His body language was also tired in South Africa's second innings.Jasprit BumrahHe has experienced players like Ravindra Jadeja, and although he was seen seeking advice from them in the Test, it didn't work. When India was in trouble in the first innings, Rishabh Pant lost his wicket by playing an irresponsible shot. Pant, who scored 7 runs in the first innings, managed just 13 runs in the second.
Test captain Shubman Gill left the field in the first Test due to neck spasms. He was unable to bat in the first Test and was ruled out of the second Test as well.
5. Gautam Gambhir's strategy
In both Tests against South Africa, India's wicketkeepers, Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant, were included in the playing XI. This was a surprising decision. Jurel fielded well, but he completely failed with the bat in the second Test. He was out for a duck in the first innings and 2 in the second. There was also uncertainty regarding the batting order in the playing XI.
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