Rabada, became IPL's highest wicket-taker with 25 scalps for Delhi Capitals before Cricket South Africa pulled him out as a precautionary measure after he complained of stiff back.
The visiting team, elected to bat after captain Matthew Montgomery won the toss and was in trouble losing opener Thamsanqa Kumalo to the fifth ball of the match for a duck.
The India captain is least bothered about pandering to public perceptions since he doesn't want to act like a "robot" in intense match situations.
For the former skipper, any all-rounder should be strong in one of the two skill sets and for him Pandya is primarily a batting all-rounder.
After boarding the flight from South Africa to India, Thakur said that he went straight from 'business class to first class' as he boarded the local train back home after reaching Mumbai.
Shastri terms the Indian skipper as 'dominating' and says that there are not too many people in the world who can be as dominating as Kohli.
The seamer bowled a whopping 162.1 overs across three formats, including 112.1 overs during the three-Test series in South Africa where he collected an impressive 14 wickets on Proteas soil.
Duminy credited Team India and feels that the Men in Blue have had an 'outstanding white-ball' tour as the visitors won the ODIs 5-1 and T20Is 2-1.
Team India vice-captain Rohit Sharma lauded the bowlers on finishing the job in a thriller which saw the Men in Blue win the three-match T20I series 2-1.
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A win will make Harmanpreet and Co. the first Indian side to have won two series on a single tour of South Africa. It will also be a huge milestone after having won the T20 series in Australia.
Raina is confident and is ready to let the bat do the talking on the field as he aims to make a name once again as a limited overs format specialist.
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The pacer recently became the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets in the second ODI against South Africa, which clinched by a massive 178-run victory at Kimberley.
Shastri was effusive in his praise for Kohli giving him all credit for the right kind of intensity that he has been able to bring in the unit.
India captain Kohli was once again in punishing mood in Centurion as he personally anchored Proteas' biggest humiliation in a bilateral series at home in last 17 years.
The third, fourth and the fifth T20 will be played on February 18, 21 and 24 and will be telecast on SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 1 HD with English commentary and with Hindi commentary.
Pollock has observed Pandya's actions carefully and says that the all-rounder's actions will cement his place in the team alongside the current Indian skipper in the long run.
India have never won the coveted World Cup title, they narrowly missed out on the trophy after losing the final against hosts England by nine runs at the Lord's in June last year.
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