New Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Following Team India's loss to South Africa in the second T20I, assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate said that the decision to send all-rounder Axar Patel at number three was just them "trying things combination-wise".

The experimentation and poor form of the captain-vice captain duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill continued after the highs of a 101-run win in the first T20I. The Proteas were more clinical and made India eat the humble pie by outplaying them in every department to level the series 1-1.

During the run-chase, India took a gamble by bringing Axar Patel up at number three, with skipper Suryakumar coming in at number four and Tilak Varma at number five.

Speaking about this experiment during the...