Gautam Gambhir was given no mercy by the fans after their shocking defeat to South Africa in Guwahati which resulted in a second whitewash on home soil in his coaching tenure.

India showed flashes rather than fight. Sai Sudharsan offered resistance, while Ravindra Jadeja’s gritty 54 briefly steadied nerves, but the collapse that followed highlighted a side lacking rhythm, conviction, and clarity. Key senior players looked out of touch, and younger talents struggled under sustained pressure.

WTC champions South Africa secured a historic 408-run victory over India in Guwahati, marking their first Test series win on Indian soil in 25 years.

Guwahati crowd raised chants of ‘Gautam Gambhir hay hay’ after India’s embarrassing loss in the second Test with fans on social media also demanding for the head coach to be sacked.

Team India have now lost 10 out of the 18 Tests under current head coach Gautam Gambhir including Test series whitewashes at home to New Zealand and South Africa.

Marco Jansen was at his devastating best on Day 3 of the second Test in Guwahati, delivering a menacing spell of 6 for 48. The left-arm quick rolled back the years as he peppered India with a relentless barrage of bouncers,

India would have loved for one of their batters to show that much application, and to get their teeth stuck into the contest. But all they witnessed was another indecisive and indifferent batting display.

Despite India's collapse for 201 against South Africa in the Guwahati Test, all-rounder Washington Sundar defended the pitch, calling it a 'very good' and 'true wicket' for batting, suggesting runs were there for the taking.