The signs were ominous even before they departed with now former Test skipper Virat Kohli's much publicised acrimony with top BCCI officials.
Match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the sanction after KL Rahul’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
India lost both the Test and ODI series in what turned out to be a disastrous tour of South Africa despite a bright start in the opening Test at Centurion, which the team won comprehensively.
Following India's 0-3 loss to South Africa in Cape Town on Sunday, the team's captain for the series KL Rahul said it was a tournament where they played with many young faces and made plenty of mistakes but was a valuable lesson in their preparations for the 2023 50-over World Cup, where India is the host.
Before this, no captain in Indian history has lost his first three ODIs on captaincy debut.
Despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54 at the end, India lost the match in the final over as they were all out for 283 while chasing 288.
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Having lost the first game by 31 runs, Indians were once again soundly thrashed by seven wickets after having put up a reasonably good 287 runs on the board.
For the second game in a row, Indian bowlers looked pedestrian especially in the middle overs against South Africa.
In the upcoming three-match ODI series, India will take on South Africa in the 1st ODI starting on 19th January at Boland park, Paarl.
Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Kohli's every move is tracked but some of that attention will now have to be shared by Rahul.
Pant remained unbeaten on 100 as India were bundled out for 198 on a surface that has been challenging to score on.
Yadav was named as a like-for-like replacement for Sundar while Saini was included as a back-up for pacer Mohammed Siraj, who has been recuperating from a hamstring injury sustained in the 2nd Test.
Pujara added that India could have made 30-40 more runs in the first innings and reckoned 275 to be a good total on the pitch at Newlands Cricket Ground.
Rabada calls Capetown a perfect Test wicket where batters will have to grind.
According to the batting coach, there were soft dismissals in the latter part of the innings and the batters could have done a better job.
At stumps, the hosts were 17 for one in eight overs with Aiden Markram (8) and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj (6) in the middle.
The 22-year old Tamil Nadu player tested positive for the virus in Bengaluru and has not yet joined the other white-ball cricketers in Mumbai, who are scheduled to leave for South Africa in a day or two.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar said the third and decisive Test against India will have intensity in abundance as it is the biggest Test they have played in the last 10-15 years.
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