
IND vs SA takeaways: Three spots cemented for now as Samson and Tilak reiterate Team India's attacking philosophy
FirstpostTeam India not only secured a 3-1 T20I series victory over South Africa on Friday but also made significant progress in multiple departments as they prepare for life without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson scored two centuries each in the T20I series against South Africa, stitching together an unbroken 210-run partnership in Johannesburg as well. With India’s white-ball assignments this year done and dusted, we take a look at five key gains for the Indian team from their trip to South Africa: **Samson cements himself in Rohit’s spot ** The tour of South Africa wasn’t exactly perfect for the Rajasthan Royals captain as he was dismissed for a duck twice in as many games, by Marco Jansen in the very first over in Gqeberha as well as in Centurion. Varun 2.0 just keeps getting better Varun Chakravarthy had made a successful return in the T20I series against Bangladesh after a three-year absence, and only got better in the tour of South Africa, collecting 3/25 in the victory in Durban before running through the Proteas batting lineup with a brilliant haul of 5/17 in Gqeberha, nearly helping the visitors defend a modest score of 124 in the process.
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