India, Nov. 26 -- India's stand-in captain Rishabh Pant was visibly upset as he walked up to reflect on his team's performance after South Africa smashed them by 408 runs in Guwahati and won its maiden Test series in this country. Pant, who stepped in as India's captain after Shubman Gill was ruled out due to the neck injury he sustained in the Kolkata Test, could not hide behind excuses and blatantly exposed all that's wrong with this Indian team. Pant said a lot without speaking too much or naming any individual but highlighted the issues that are plaguing the Indian team.

"It's a little disappointing. As a team, we need to get better. Credit to the opposition for playing better than us. They dominated the series, but at the same time ...