Team India Lacks Athleticism: Twitter Reacts to India’s Loss to SA

“I think in Indian conditions, the coach should be Ravi Shastri, and in outside conditions, it should be Dravid.”

India’s captain Virat Kohli, left, chats with Cheteshwar Pujara at the Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa.

(Photo: PTI)

South Africa rode on debutant paceman Lungi Ngidi's maiden five-wicket haul to thrash an underwhelming India by 135 runs on the final day of the second Test in Centurion on Wednesday, 17 January.

With the win, South Africa have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, even as Virat Kohli lost his first Test series as India skipper.

Chasing 287 to win and level the series, India, who conceded a 28-run lead in their first innings, danced to the tunes of right-arm pacer Ngidi (6/39) to be bundled out for a paltry 151 after the morning session was extended by 15 minutes, thanks to India losing their wickets in heaps.

The total could have been worse, minus the 54-run eighth wicket stand between Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami, as the South African pacers dominated the proceedings all through morning.

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