Why india lost to south africa first test
Hi Friends, welcome to our channel. This is a short video outlining the various reasons for India's loss to South Africa in the First Cricket test played at the Centurion. The fact that India were on weak footing was evident once India lost quick wickets in the first innings. Let's start from the top. The first blame should go to Rohit Sharma for his poor shot selection in the first innings. Of all fielders, he chose the one placed in the leg trap and succumbed to the hook shot. Where patience was the key and one had to lead by example, Rohit was found to be wanting. If that was not enough, the other batsmen, with the exception of Rahul played some poor shots and got out. The South African bowlers, except for Rabada were a bit wayward which should have been capitalized by India but thanks to some poor technique, most of them got out cheaply. Things weren't that bad when Rahul got a century and India managed to put up 245 runs on board. The way India batted, it appeared a score above two hundred runs would have been a par score. India did exceed, however were let down by their bowlers. Except for Bumrah, no one else could really make use of the conditions. India definitely missed Shami who has an experience in these conditions and who can make the ball skid. Prasid Krishna who made his debut had little control and along with Shardul Thakur conceded close to two hundred runs. They bowled as if india had scored over four hundred runs. Ashwin as usual was under utilized. He has never been part of the team that plays overseas nowadays and with two left handers in the middle, never got a chance to try his wares. The fact that Jadeja was always playing abroad, Rohit seems to have forgotten that Ashwin existed. Ashwin did bowl economically and could have kept one end up while Bumrah and Siraj operated from the other end. Alas, that was not the case. On the Second day afternoon Rohit chose Shardul and Prasidh to operate when Siraj and Bumrah should have been bowling. It was unimaginative captaincy at it's best. Of course, elgar stood like a rock. However, it is for the opposite team to create pressure. Apart from this, in the second innings, Indian batsmen didn't show their mettle and except for Kohli, others were found wanting. What the Indian team needs to remember is that in foreign conditions, you definitely need four good bowlers to bowl the opposition out. In local conditions, one bowler is enough. That's what Rabada did for South Africa. Unless the Indian team's bowling improves, which is unlikely in the next test, the chances of squaring this series is very dim. Let's hope at least India won't suffer an innings defeat. India are really worth World Test Championship only if they win series in all lands. The team and Rohit need to remember that. If you liked this video, please share and subscribe.
