India, Nov. 24 -- India's stand-in captain Rishabh Pant had the bulk of the responsibility on his shoulders after the hosts got in a spot of bother on Day 3 of the second Test against South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. The morning session saw India lose the wickets of KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, and Dhruv Jurel, and hence it all boiled down to Pant, if the hosts were to get close to the Proteas' first innings score of 489.

However, the left-handed batter threw his wicket away immediately after the start of play in the second session, after the tea break. Marco Jansen and the rest of the South African lineup were cock-a-hoop after taking the fifth Indian wicket and sending the 28-year-old back to the pavilio...