India won the third-match decider against South Africa on October 11, Tuesday played in Delhi. The Men in Blue sealed the series 2-1 on the back of their dominant win against David Miller and his men who looked submissive against a paramount Indian team. Shikhar Dhawan, the veteran Indian opener and the skipper for the series, posted a hilarious video on his Instagram account.
Post the win, in the video, the team can be seen celebrating and grooving to a popular Punjabi song, ‘Bolo Ta Ra Ra’. This was not the first time that Dhawan gave a glimpse of dressing room celebrations as the southpaw posted a video of the Indian team’s merrymaking after an ODI series win against West Indies in July.
Here’s the video:
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I had to take the responsibility: Mohammed Siraj
India won the decider by 7 wickets after restricting South Africa to just 99 runs. Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist spinner, produced a stellar spell of 4-18 and left the Proteas batters clueless with his unreadable deliveries.
Mohammed Siraj, who picked up 5 wickets in the series, bagged the Player of the Series award. The pacer said that he was happy with the win and added that he had to take the responsibility to lead the pace attack. Siraj said further that performing against a big team like South Africa gave him a lot of confidence.
“Performing against a good team gives you a lot of confidence. I had to take the responsibility. I try to figure out the right lengths at the start of the innings. As a fast bowler you need that fire and passion inside you. Happy with my performance, and happy to get this Player of the Series award,” Siraj said in the post-match interview.
Kuldeep, who bagged the Player of the Match award for his four–for, said that he enjoyed bowling in Delhi and hinted on his plans for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. “ Feeling very happy, to be honest. Getting the Player of the Match award, the wicket was perfect and I am enjoying my bowling,” Kuldeep said while receiving the award.
“I am not thinking too much about the result, just focusing on the process and focusing on my rhythm. I am trying to bowl in good areas. Not thinking too much, my next target is to perform well in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament,” said the wrist spinner further.