India’s Test supremacy at home has officially come under threat, and South Africa have delivered the wake-up call. From being the most dominant team on home soil to losing five Tests in just one year, India’s alarming slide has sparked criticism, trolling and tough questions about their transition phase. With Marco Jansen’s brutality, Simon Harmer’s chokehold, bizarre dismissals and India’s confused approach across two contrasting pitches, the series exposed the cracks in India’s setup like never before. Rupha Ramani breaks down the selection errors, the tactical confusion, the missing temperament, and the growing pressure on the new-look Indian Test side. With South Africa outplaying India with a superior plan, is India losing its identity at home?
