India, Nov. 26 -- India's regular Test captain Shubman Gill broke his silence on the team's humiliating home whitewash against South Africa with a defiant message on social media. Gill had missed the second Test in Guwahati due to a neck injury.

India failed to bat out the final day in their chase of an improbable 549 at the Barsapara Stadium, collapsing for 140 as Simon Harmer - the hero from the Kolkata Test - claimed a five-wicket haul to seal a 408-run win. While it marked South Africa's second-ever Test series victory on Indian soil, it was also India's second home whitewash in 12 months, both coming under Gautam Gambhir's tenure as head coach.

Amid growing criticism aimed at the team, particularly the coach, Gill acknowledged the ...