India coach Ravi Shastri took a swipe at the team’s critics after his team arrived home from their tour to South Africa, saying even people in his own country want to see the team lose.
South Africa paceman Junior Dala has urged his fellow bowlers to be more proactive when they take on India’s batsmen in the second T20I in Centurion on Wednesday.
Graeme Smith believes Aiden Markram should not have been given the Proteas captaincy in the recent ODIs at home against India and hopes the batsman’s confidence has not suffered as a result of the big series defeat.
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he enjoys bowling in “tough situations” after achieving career-best figures in the first T20I against South Africa at the Wanderers on Sunday.
South Africa captain JP Duminy said the senior batsmen in the Proteas team, himself included, must take responsibility for the defeat in the T20I against India at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Proteas T20 captain JP Duminy says the squad will start the T20I series against India on a clean sheet after the disappointing ODI series loss on Friday.
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson admits the Proteas were outplayed in the ongoing ODI series against India but they will come away from the experience as a stronger team heading into the World Cup next year.
