Team India’s seamer powered performance backed by Mohammad Siraj, Shami and Bumrah in Centurion was the highlight of the test that saw both India and South Africa conclude the competition to the best of their capacity against a world-class side.
KL Rahul’s score of 123 was all about displaying the strokes from the cricket book acknowledged and appreciated by the boys alike. Still, there is always room for amendment for the team, with its middle-order still searching for its swiftness — with which it could at least have earned itself a recognition.
Skipper Virat Kohli should come up with an agenda and blueprint to seal the series by discussing amendments, accommodations in the playing unit. With the new coach Rahul Dravid on board after all the controversy around the selection, here is a chance for him to determine his credentials. The players shouldn’t be further affected emotionally, morally or psychologically as they are already witnessing a lot on and off the field.