India vs South Africa: Coach Rahul Dravid needs to address team's drive, feels Zaheer Khan

Zaheer khan has said that coach Rahul Dravid needs to have a strong word with the team after India surrendered against South Africa in the second T20I match at the Barabati Stadium here on Sunday. He added that the Indian team is lacking their trademark fighting spirit and letting their guard down when conditions are not favourable for them. India started off well with the ball on Sunday, taking three wickets in the powerplay, but lost the momentum when a steady 64-run partnership off 41 balls between Klassen and captain Temba Bavuma stabilised South Africa. After Bavuma's departure, Klassen took over and guided South Africa to a comprehensive win, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

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"When the (Klaasen-Bavuma) partnership was building , you could feel that the drive in the India team was going down. It was evident on the field. Those are the things Rahul Dravid and Co. need to address and do it quickly because there is only one day in between (before the 3rd T20I). They need to regroup, have some tough conversations and identify what it is going to take for them to fight for 40 overs," Zaheer said in a discussion with Cricbuzz. Defending a modest total of 148/6, India needed wickets early on and Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered after he cleaned up Hendricks in the very first over. The decision