India vs South Africa: Former Cricketers Hail Young Team India's Comeback Win Over South Africa

Facing a must-win situation after losing the first two games, a young Indian team, led by skipper Rishabh Pant, made a strong comeback in the third T20I, and defeated South Africa by 48 runs in Vishakhapatnam. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan scored fifties, before Hardik Pandya's 31-run knock took India to 179 for five in 20 overs. In reply, South Africa kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for a paltry total of 131. Harshal Patel registered his best international figures of 4 for 25 while Yuzvendra Chahal also bagged three wickets to cap off a dominant win.

Taking to Twitter, several former cricketers hailed the team for their gutsy performance against the Proteas.

"Solid comeback by team India Defended the total in style. Pant rotated the bowlers well too," former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan tweeted.

Solid comeback by team india Defended the total in style. Pant rotated the bowlers well too. #INDvsSA

"Many congratulations to the Indian team on their brilliant win. What an outstanding display of game by the entire team. A superb knock by @Ruutu1331 and sensational performance by @yuzi_chahal and @HarshalPatel23. Well played boys!" former India batter Suresh Raina wrote on Twitter.

Many congratulations to the Indian team on their brilliant win What an outstanding display of game by the entire team. A superb knock by @Ruutu1331 and sensational performance by @yuzi_chahal and @HarshalPatel23. Well played boys! #INDvSA

"Good to see team India making a comeback in the series .. top win with some top bowling performances @yuzi_chahal #harshalpatel," Harbhajan Singh captioned a post.

Good to see team india making a comeback in the series .. top win with some top bowling performances