Team India struggled with their options in the first Test in Centurion against South Africa. India, who suffered a heavy loss by an innings and 32 runs, played R Ashwin and Shardul Thakur at No. 7 and 8 but it didn’t help the visitors’ cause as the batting line-up got limited to just six batters and none of the bowlers made a marka apart from Jasprit Bumrah. Ravindra Jadeja getting a back spasm on the morning of the Test match really handicapped the Indian team in Centurion but before the year ended, the visitors got heartening news.
