Following an innings and thirty-two run defeat in the opening Test of the series against South Africa, Rohit Sharma’s team showed bravery and resiliency in Cape Town. The series was tied at one after the visitors won the second match by seven wickets. In the end, India’s triumph against the Proteas proved to be decisive, as the Test match ended with the fewest balls bowled (642). Sunil Gavaskar, a former Indian cricket player, commented on the same triumph by saying that the team’s victory in Cape Town served as proof of their tenacity. After knocking the hosts out for a pitiful 55 in the first inning, India maintained their strong position. Irfan Pathan, a former cricket player, talked about how the Indian team’s morale will rise after this win.
“After the kind of defeat we had in 3 days where we lost by innings, the way the Indian team has played and the way they have bowled has been amazing. As the opposition team was all out in 55, it shows the determination of the Indian team,” Sunil Gavaskar said in an exclusive interview with Star Sports’ “Follow the Blues” program regarding India’s comeback against South Africa in the second test at Cape Town.
“If you have a shorter turnaround time, then your confidence also goes down, but during this time the victory was well deserved for the first time in Cape Town,” Irfan Pathan stated when discussing the morale boost and confidence team India will receive after defeating South Africa. We also prevailed in the fastest-ever cricket match in history. The first inning saw three Indian batsmen who were more at ease: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill. The bowling line was excellent.”