SA provided strong challenge
Updated On: 21 December, 2025 11:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Sunil Gavaskar
The T20 series win will give India loads of confidence ahead of the World Cup in February. Some of the margins of their wins may look massive but make no mistake, they were challenged by the Proteas and this can only stand in good stead for them
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India players shake hands with their South Africa counterparts (in yellow) after the fifth T20I in Ahmedabad on Friday. Pic/BCCI
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India’s T20 series win will give them loads of confidence ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in February. Some of the margins of their wins may look massive but make no mistake, they were challenged by the Proteas team and this can only stand in good stead for them, come the World Cup. There’s the challenge with New Zealand too next month which should fine-tune them for defending the title they won in the Caribbean about two years ago. By the time you get to read this, the squad will have been announced but it would be a huge surprise if there are massive changes in it from the team that just beat the Proteas.
There’s so much cricket going on especially Down Under with Australia playing England and New Zealand hosting West Indies. While the Ashes series has gone pretty much as expected, the West Indians have shown great resoluteness in one Test and at the same time shown their fragility in another Test match. As of writing, they are showing that same determination as the first Test match, in the third and final match despite being pummelled for over 500 runs by the Kiwi batters.
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