The yr 2023 ended on an embarrassing be aware for the Indian cricket group because it succumbed to an innings loss to South Africa in Centurion on Thursday. The match led to simply three days because the famed Indian batting was not match for South African bowlers. After South Africa put up 408 within the first innings, to take a 163-run lead, the Indian group was all out for simply 131. After the match, Indian tempo nice Zaheer Khan analysed the loss.

“Nobody expected such a loss. Whatever is the issue, you need to sort that out quickly. In Test Cricket you have to score 350-plus. This is a lesson. You have to apply those lessons with the bat. The bowlers also need to learn their lesson. The way South African bowlers used the bouncers. They took a attacking and aggressive approach, Indian bowlers should take lesson from it,” Zaheer Khan stated on Cricbuzz.

“You have to think about different approach. You have to apply yourself in a different way.”

Talking concerning the match, Nandre Burger‘s sensational spell mixed with South Africa’s all-rounded efficiency secured a win by an innings and 32 runs for the Proteas in opposition to India within the first Test on Thursday on the SuperSport Park.

Burger together with his deadly bouncers and exact line and size pushed India batters again in opposition to the wall.

A sport that gave the impression to be headed for the fourth day was concluded on the third day itself. India batters had been no match for South Africa pacers because the tempo trio of Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Burger ran via India’s whole batting line-up.

Virat Kohli was the only batter who knew tips on how to churn out runs on a floor which proved to be an excessive amount of for the remainder of the batters.

After a dismal begin to their second innings, South Africa struck India exhausting by eradicating Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahu in fast succession.

After Burger eliminated Ravichandran Ashwin for a golden duck, India’s destiny was kind of sealed.

Jasprit Bumrah‘s runout following a superb effort within the subject by Dean Elgar induced a temper of dismay. A superb evaluate from the South Africa group noticed Mohammed Siraj gloving the ball straight to the wicketkeeper.

Prasidh Krishna struggled exhausting however Jansen bought the higher of Kohli (76) which introduced an finish to India’s battle inside the first three days.

With ANI inputs