VISAKHAPATNAM: After India lost the first two games, there was a lot of talk about the hosts missing their star players and if the present team was good enough to give the South African team a run for its money. But on Tuesday night, the Indians put in a clinical display to bounce back in the series and the team found an unlikely supporter in rival skipper Temba Bavuma.
The South African dismissed talks about the Indian team being a weak side. "I think that it's a bit unfair. We won the first two games quite convincingly and lost today. The team which the Indians have is not a weak one. The players have performed well in their domestic tournaments and the IPL. I don't think they have been given an opportunity just for the sake of it. These are quality players and for us there is no expectancy as we know that we have to play well to win and that's what we have done in the first two games. Today, they were a much better side and we have to expect it. I don't think you guys were thinking that we are going to come here and win the series 5-0 just because all the big-name players are not there. This is a good Indian team, in my opinion," Bavuma said after the match.
