India, Nov. 27 -- Rishabh Pant, the stand-in India captain in the second Test match against South Africa, which the team lost by a whopping 408 runs - the highest-ever in their Test series - in Guwahati, has apologised to the fans for not being able to live up to their expectations.

Pant, leading India in regular captain Shubman Gill's absence, could not inspire the team to a better performance after a loss in the first Test in Kolkata. Pant scored 7 and 13 respectively in India's 201 and 140 all out at the Barsapara Stadium. His failure with the bat in both innings was one of the major reasons behind India's subpar totals on a pitch that had no demons, as proven by their South African counterparts, namely Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen...