India, Nov. 27 -- Gautam Gambhir may not have named anyone after India's debilitating 408-run defeat to South Africa in the second Test in Guwahati, but his veiled swipe at stand-in skipper Rishabh Pant was obvious. His anger was unmistakable during the fiery 15-minute presser at the Barsapara Stadium on Wednesday, where he criticised Pant for "playing to the gallery."

On Day 3 of the do-or-die match, India were 95 for one in the first innings before everything spiralled out of control. In the blink of an eye, the hosts crumbled to 122 for seven, with Marco Jansen inflicting most of the damage with his six-wicket haul. Rishabh Pant was among those dismissals. At a time when India needed one of their most experienced batters to show discr...