Team India has ended the year 2023 with a defeat. This year has not been good for India. The Indian team certainly won the gold medal in the Asia Cup and Asian Games this year, but after the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2023, the team lost in the final of the World Cup 2023. After this, the team has to face the last match of the year 2023. Team India suffered an innings and 32-run defeat in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa. Know who are the five culprits of this defeat.
1. Rohit Sharma
The kind of game that captain Rohit Sharma played World Cup His performances in 2023 led to expectations that he would be seen in a similar rhythm in South Africa, but he contributed fully to put the team on the backfoot. In the first innings he was dismissed for five runs and in the second innings he was dismissed without opening the account. Despite being the captain in the field, he could not manage to formulate a good strategy.
2. Yashaswi Jaiswal
One of the biggest culprits behind India’s crushing loss at Centurion is Yashwi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma’s opening partner. He did not give the team a good start in both the innings. He was dismissed for 17 runs in the first innings and 5 runs in the second innings. Thus the team came under pressure and due to this the team could not control itself and lost the match.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Match Highlights: India’s 31-year-old dream shattered, South Africa win the match by an innings and 32 runs
3. Shubman Gill
Number three batsman Shubman Gill looked the third biggest culprit in the loss as he chose to bat at his preferred number three position, but was dismissed after scoring 2 runs in the first innings and 26 in the second innings. The Indian team gave him a chance to replace Cheteshwar Pujara, but he disappointed the team. He could not handle the innings.
4, Shardul Thakur
Bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur may have dismissed the highest run scorer in the match, but that was his only wicket. As a batsman he was able to score 26 runs in two innings. In bowling, he spent more than 100 runs in 19 overs. From that it can be inferred that he was badly beaten.
5. The famous Krishna
One of the culprits of the loss by an innings and 32 runs is the famous Krishna, who made his debut in this match. He also had height and speed on the ball, but he did not perform well on these South African pitches. The famous Krishna got only one wicket. He bowled 20 overs and gave away a total of 93 runs. At the same time, the South African bowlers did wonders.