The Indian cricket crew suffered an embarrassing innings and 32-run loss to South Africa within the first Test match in Centurion. The Proteas put an all-round efficiency to outwit India inside three days and took a 1-0 unassailable lead within the two-match collection. While all of the batters, barring Virat Kohli, flopped in India’s second innings, the bowlers too did not impress of their solely likelihood as South Africa weren’t wanted to bat for a second time within the sport. In their solely innings, the hosts scored 408 regardless of Jasprit Bumrah‘s four-wicket haul.

After India’s loss to South Africa, former Pakistan batter Salman Butt mentioned that India ought to have given an opportunity to Arshdeep Singh as a substitute of going with Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna.

Mohammed Siraj was first rate with the ball within the sport as he picked two wickets whereas Ashwin scalped just one wicket however remained economical (2.20).

Shardul Thakur and Prasidh, nevertheless, did not impress as they claimed one wicket every and conceded runs at an financial system of 5.30 and 4.70, respectively.

“Instead of playing Prasidh Krishna or Shardul Thakur, it would have been better if India picked Arshdeep Singh in the squad. He bowls over 135 kph and also swings the ball both ways. He might have been effective in the Test. Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur gave a lot of easy boundary balls. It doesn’t seem that the two can challenge batters,” mentioned Butt on his YouTube channel.

A day after their embarrassing defeat to hosts South Africa within the first Test, India referred to as up right-arm quick bowler Avesh Khan on Friday in a bid to bolster their tempo assault for the second and last Test at Cape Town.

The right-arm quick bowler was named as a alternative for Mohammed Shami, who was dominated out of the 2 Tests as he didn’t get the required clearance from the BCCI medical crew.

The 27-year-old Avesh, who has thus far claimed 149 wickets in 38 first-class video games at 22.65, was part of India’s victorious marketing campaign within the three-match ODI collection towards South Africa earlier than the Tests wherein he took six wickets.

Avesh is presently busy representing the India A facet of their four-day tour match towards South Africa A at Benoni, the place he returned 23.3-5-54-5 to assist bowl out the hosts for 263 within the first innings.

India captain Rohit Sharma lamented the poor help given by different bowlers to tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah after the guests suffered one in all their worst defeats in South Africa.

(With PTI Inputs)