The Proteas have defeated India by 135 runs in the second Test of series at Supersport Park in Centurion.
With this win, the hosts have won the series and have eventually completed the revenge of their 2015 tour when India had blanked them by 3-0 in the four-match rubber.
India made three changes going into the second Test. Bringing in KL Rahul, Parthiv, and Ishant in place of the in-form Bhuvi, an injured Saha, and Dhawan. This made became the cynosure of cricket pundits and veterans players after gambling with the playing XI for the important Centurion encounter against South Africa.
Former and veteran cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Kapil Dev, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni have spoken their views regarding the series loss, now former England skipper Michael Vaughan openly commented about team India’s performance on the South African soil.
The cricketer-turned-commentator savaged the fan after writing a derogatory reply to his tweet. It all began when Vaughan posted a critical tweet for football team Sheffield Wednesday.
Why you are crying all the time?
— Manujain (@007manu007) January 17, 2018
As a result of the loss, India also conceded the three-match series. The loss also extended India’s poor overseas record in an overseas year. Sitting atop the ICC Test rankings on the back of nine consecutive series win. India were widely tipped to do well on the ongoing tour.