India Win Shortest Test In 90 Years, Draw Series With South Africa
It Seemed Like A Win-Win Situation For Both Teams In The End. When The Game-Winning And Series-Tying Hit Was Delivered In The Second Test In Cape Town, Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma Let Out A Shout Rarely Heard In The Past.
While The 1-1 Draw Meant That South Africa Remained Indian Cricket’s “Last Frontier,” There Was Also Relief That The Series Would Not End In Defeat. South Africa, Meanwhile, Had Good Cause For Celebration As Well. After This Game, Dean Elgar, Their Most Aggressive Batsman In The Past Ten Years, Was Going To Retire.
Rohit Discussed The Difficulty Of Winning On These Soils After The Game. It’s Never Easy To Travel To This Region Of The World, But We’re Proud Of Our Work Outside Of India. We Can Be Proud With Our Performance Since South Africa Always Puts Up A Fight And We Are Determined To Win Here,’ He Said.
Standing In India’s Way Of A Historic Triumph In The First Test Was Elgar, Whose 185 At Centurion Was The Most Flamboyant Knock Of His Career, Unshackling Years Of Abstinence. India’s Bowling Fell Apart, And The Batting That Had Already Been Exposed In The First Innings Crumbled In The Second Innings.
However, India Demonstrated, As They Have In The Past, That They Are Capable Of Rising Above The Initial Setback. They Have Shown That In Australia, Where They Overcame Half Of Their Key Players’ Absences To Go From 36 All-Out In Adelaide To A Thrilling Series Victory In Brisbane. They Went From Losing To England By 227 Runs In Chennai To Defeating Them 3-1 At The Beginning Of 2021. They Overcame A Losing Start In The Leeds Innings To Overcome England By 157 Runs At The Oval In 2021.
They Were In For Some Luck And Assistance From South Africa This Time Around. The Wicket-Keeper Batted Way Up At No. 6 For The Home Team On A Surface That Bounced Steeply, An Unusual Choice Given The Number Of Inexperienced Batsmen On The Team. Additionally, South Africa Choose To Bat First. It’s Possible That The Toss Decision Sprang From Either Misreading The Track Or Hubris Following The First Test’s Victory, Or A Combination Of The Two.
