Published: Nov 27, 2015, 03:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 27, 2015, 05:25 PM (IST)
India beat South Africa by 124 runs in the third Test at Nagpur and won the series 2-0 with one match still to go. Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished the match with 12 wickets and played key role in India’s win. Fourth and the final Test will be played from December 3 in Delhi.
The nature of wickets for the Test series was always a topic of debate, as there were calls for rank turners to be prepared for the Test matches after India’s loss in shorter formats. The first Test at Mohali ended inside three days, as Indian spinners dominated the proceedings and took India to 1-0.
The second Test was called off after just a day’s play due to rain. South Africans were expecting a sporting track at Nagpur, but it turned out to be another slow track and the visitors once again surrendered within three days, handing India the match and the series.
Cricket experts, players from other teams and quite a few fans have slammed the Nagpur pitch, some even going to the extent of calling it ‘diabolical’. Since the beginning of this Test, Twitter has been abuzz with comments on the nature of pitch and now with the Test is over, a lot more will follow. We present to you some top picks from the tweets on the Nagpur Test here:
The wait is over. The moment is here. India take a 2-0 lead in the series. Well done #TeamIndia #IndvsSA https://t.co/ms8EsRdUqW
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2015
Black Friday for the Proteas, sad way to lose our 9 year away record. Well done Indian pitches @OfficialCSA #INDvSA #SSCricket
— Jacob Small (@joecool_79) November 27, 2015
Congratualtions #TeamIndia for the Series Victory! 🙂 @imVkohli @BCCI #INDvSA — Abbas 🙂 (@urstrulyAbbas) November 27, 2015
SA test unbeaten record went from 2006 vs SL up to 2015 vs IND. #INDvSA
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) November 27, 2015
Cricket cannot be only batsman’s game all the time. Good pitch at Nagpur. #INDvSA
— Gajanan Mange (@GajananMange) November 27, 2015
Congratulations!!! on a well deserved win for team india @imVkohli and the best spin bowling attack in recent time @ashwinravi99 #INDvSA
— vishal kushwaha (@VishalLeo10) November 27, 2015
India ends the 10 year drought against South Africa. Kohli won two important tosses and his spinners bowled better than their counterparts! — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 27, 2015
India win the 3rd Test in Nagpur and the series, ending South Africa’s unbeaten streak in Test series away from home pic.twitter.com/nATGYSymV0
— ICC (@ICC) November 27, 2015
Indian have won the game by 125 runs! And the series! This is @imVkohli‘s first series win at home! Congratulations skipper! #INDvsSA — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) November 27, 2015
This has been a superb bowling performance from @ashwinravi99. He is fast turning into the best off-spinner in the world presently. #INDvSA
— Shiamak Unwalla (@ShiamakUnwalla) November 27, 2015
South Africa’s nine-year long unbeaten-run overseas ends with this! India win their first series against SA in 11 years. #IndvsSA — Nishad Pai Vaidya (@nishad_45) November 27, 2015
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