Commenting on India’s loss, Sunil Gavaskar said, “South Africa played patiently despite being in danger at the start. Especially David Miller and DeWald Brevis formed an important pair to take the team to a strong position. They did not take risks and slowly increased the runs and put up big scores, which later laid the foundation for the victory.” Sunny praised the way South Africa played throughout the match.

Talking about the Indian team, Gavaskar said with a stern attitude, “Indian batsmen hit almost every ball hard from the start and lost wickets quickly. They should have learned from the opponent’s game, but the Indian batsmen did not try to do that.” He also said, “This kind of game requires not only attacking, but also patience and intelligence. If you don’t have the ability to understand the situation, it becomes difficult to chase big goals.”

He thinks India’s loss is mainly due to batting failure. Gavaskar said, it is important to keep pride aside and learn from the opponent’s strategy to get good results on a tough field. India will have to bat in a more controlled, planned and responsible manner if they want to succeed in the future, or suffer bad results again.”