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IND vs SA 2nd Test: The hosts suffered an embarrassing 408-run loss to South Africa in the second Test, and that has led to a lot of criticism from ex-cricketers. Venkatesh Prasad has ripped apart the team as he wants the team to change their negative approach, which led them to lose their second home Test series within a year.

After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, the team's playing XI has been full of all-rounders, and that has backfired. Prasad has described this strategy as brain-fade, especially when the all-rounders aren't fully used.

“Really disappointed by how India is going about in Test cricket," Prasad had written on his official X account. “The all-rounder obsession is absolute brain-fade, especially when you don’t bowl them," he said.

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“Rank poor tactics, poor skills, poor body language, and an unprecedented two-series whitewash at home. Hope this does not get washed off with Test matches nine months away and this negative approach changes," he said.

The Proteas outplayed the host in all departments, where their batters, bowlers, and fielders proved why they are the WTC champions.

Rishabh Pant, who led the team from the front in Shubman Gill's absence owing to a neck injury, was lauded for their brilliant performance.

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“It’s a little disappointing. As a team, we need to get better. We need to give credit to the opposition. They dominated the series, but at the same time, you can’t take cricket for granted (because of playing at home)," Pant told broadcasters in the post-match presentation.

He also revealed that they will try to learn from this series and perform better in the next Test series.

“We need to take the learning and stick as a team. We needed to be clear with our mindset. In the future, we need to learn from it and get better. They (South Africa) played better cricket; cricket demands that you need to capitalise as a team. And we did not do that, and that cost us the whole series," he added.

“The positive will be focusing on our own plan, and that’s what we will take from this series," he concluded.

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