India failed to retain their unbeaten run in Tests under captain-Kohli, as South Africa sealed the 3-Test series by winning both of the first two clashes. The last Test will start on 24th January, where a whitewash for the Indian team seems to be very much on the cards.

In most of the occasions, the Indian bowlers do not come up to the expectations in the overseas. However, this time the bowlers performed well but the batting line-up could not provide the kind of support the team had needed.

After Bishan Singh Bedi, this time Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh mocked the Sri Lanka tour. He felt that playing Sri Lanka served very little purpose before the difficult tour of South Africa.

“Look I believe the last Sri Lanka series at home served little purpose. We hardly gained anything out of it. Rather a few players could have gone to South Africa early.

“If not, Dharamsala could have been a great place for preparation. Its high altitude, cooler weather, seam movement along with bounce would have given them ideal preparation before a tough assignment like South Africa,” Harbhajan reportedly stated.

Regarding Rahane’s omission, he opined “What if Ajinkya played and India was down 0-2, then would we have said that please bring Rohit. One needs to understand the captain’s point of view also”.

According to Harbhajan, Bhuvneshwar’s exclusion was a blunder. Nevertheless, Bhajji backed the team to do well in Johannesburg.

“Bhuvi is a bigger match-winner in today’s date compared to Ishant Sharma. Whenever Bhuvi has performed, India has done well. I still believe all is not lost. We can bounce back and make it 2-1 in Johannesburg,” he said.