After 25 years, South Africa recorded a historic 2-0 series win and delivered India one of its biggest defeats in test history.

South Africa completely controlled Day 3 of the second Test in Guwahati, finishing with a commanding 314-run lead over India. After dismissing India for a mere 201 and gaining a 288-run first-innings advantage,

India's humiliating 408-run defeat against South Africa in Guwahati, their biggest loss by runs in Test history, has left head coach Gautam Gambhir under intense scrutiny. However, speaking after the 2-0 series whitewash,

The retirement of greats like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin, and the subsequent haphazard path forward devised by Gambhir, is drawing heavy scrutiny. So too is a batting malaise that Ashwin says ranks India, inexplicably, as one of the world’s worst teams at playing spin bowling.

South Africa took three wickets in the first session on the second day of the first cricket test against India, leaving the hosts on 138-4 at Eden Gardens.

South Africa’s Test series win over India was marked by two incidents of controversial comments, the aftermath of which has spilled into the series’ postscript.