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2015/16 Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India)
It was the first home series for captain Kohli. And 'home condition' in subcontinent resembles some dry dusty spinning tracks! India welcomed the Proteas straightaway into some cracked pitches. Spinners Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja did the rest job for them.
The series saw some controversies regarding home advantages. Even the Nagpur pitch where India won the 3rd Test in just 2.5 days was tagged as 'underprepared' by ICC. It was impossible for even a star-studded batting lineup like South Africa to survive in such conditions. India won the series 3-0 but their batting stats looked pathetic.
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Edited by Anuradha Santhanam
