The Men in Blue are without their full-time captain Rohit Sharma as well as other senior players like Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who have been rested. KL Rahul was also ruled out of the series due to an injury.
With the T20 World Cup coming up, it was a great opportunity for other players to make a strong claim, which they haven’t been able to do.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Parthiv Patel explained why it is important for these players to deliver match-winning performances if they want to put pressure on the selectors:
Don’t think India played badly: Ashish Nehra
Although the hosts lost both games comprehensively, former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra claimed that they weren’t completely outplayed. Nehra pointed out to Cricbuzz how the Men in Blue scored over 200 in the first game and also managed to pick up three quick wickets in the second.
The left-arm pacer believes it’s just the brilliance of South African batters like David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen that cost the hosts both their games. On this, he stated:
Rishabh Pant and his men will have the series on the line when they take on the visitors in the third T20I at Visakhapatnam on June 14.
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