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South Africa tour of India June 2022

India's stand-in skipper for the T20I series against South Africa, Rishabh Pant, faced a lot of flak after poor returns with the bat as many fans of the game questioned his place in the team.

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'Hard to judge captaincy on two or three games:' Rahul Dravid reiterates support for under-fire Rishabh Pant

After the final T20I between India and South Africa in Bangalore on Sunday, June 19, was washed out, the two teams wrapeed up their series with a 2-2 draw.

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'Don't see his name popping up:' Sunil Gavaskar lands massive blow on Shikhar Dhawan's T20 World Cup chances

When Rahul Dravid took over the mantle to coach Team India after Ravi Shastri's tenure ended, he never thought he would have to six different captains in a span of eight months.

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The fifth and the final T20I between India and South Africa has been delayed due to rain at the M Chinnasway Stadium on Sunday (June 19) as the uncertainty looms large on the decider match.

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IND vs SA 5th T20I: Rain-threatened decider is on, to be played with reduced overs

With momentum on their side India lock horns with South Africa as Proteas won the toss and opted to bowl first in the fifth T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday (June 19).

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IND vs SA 5th T20I: With Bavuma out of the decider SA bring in Rabada; Pant play same playing XI  

Rishabh Pant's batting has once again come under scanner as his patchy form with the willow continues in the ongoing T20I series between India and South Africa. Pant was given the onus to spearhead the Men in Blue after KL Rahul suffered an injury on the eve of five-match T20I series opener against Proteas but the star southpaw seems to wilt under the captaincy pressure which hasn't yielded in anything positive. Meanwhile, ex-India cricketer Wasim Jaffer believes that when India have all players available, it will be difficult for Pant to find a place in the T20I playing XI.

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'Rishabh Pant will find it hard to get a place in T20I XI': Former India cricketer

The final T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa is scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, June 19.

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Weather Report: Rains cloud chances of IND vs SA series-deciding 5th T20I

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Gavaskar slams Pant for disappointing show, says 'he hasn't learnt from his previous dismissals'

The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar slammed stand-in India captain Rishabh Pant for not drawing lessons from his previous mistakes as the southpaw continues to struggle with the willow. “He hasn't learned. He hasn't learned from his previous three dismissals,” Gavaskar said while commentating on Star Sports.&nbsp;

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