The Indian cricket workforce suffered an embarrassing innings and 32-run loss to South Africa within the first Take a look at 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. Whereas all of the batters, barring Virat Kohli, flopped in India’s second innings, the bowlers too didn’t impress of their solely likelihood as South Africa weren’t wanted to bat for a second time within the recreation. Of 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 an alternative of going with Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna.

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

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

“As a substitute of taking part in Prasidh Krishna or Shardul Thakur, it will have been higher if India picked Arshdeep Singh within the squad. He bowls over 135 kph and in addition swings the ball each methods. He might need been efficient within the Take a look at. Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur gave lots of straightforward boundary balls. It would not appear that the 2 can problem batters,” mentioned Butt on his YouTube channel.

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

The precise-arm quick bowler was named as a substitute for Mohammed Shami, who was dominated out of the 2 Checks as he didn’t get the required clearance from the BCCI medical workforce.

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 in opposition to South Africa earlier than the Checks wherein he took six wickets.

Avesh is presently busy representing the India A facet of their four-day tour match in opposition to 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 assist 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)