10 disappointing moments of Indian cricket in this decade

5. Humiliation in front of home-crowd

When the Proteas visited the Indian shores in 2015 the cricketing fraternity predicted a good contest between the top-tier teams. So after a tied T20 series fans were excited to witness the mouth-watering action unfold in the following ODI series. Needless to say, the series lived up to its billing but the Indian team ended up on the wrong side.

More importantly, it was the manner in which the Men in Blue capitulated in the series-decider. After being asked to bowl the South African batsmen punished the Indian bowlers by whacking them to all parts of the ground. At the end of 50 overs, the scorecard read 438/4 and it reflected the home team’s inability to control the situation when the odds are stacked against them.

Even though it looked like an uphill task the Wankhede crowd hoped a fightback from their batting stalwarts. The Indian team started their chase at a brisk pace but then a batting collapse put an end to their dreams. Eventually, they fell short by a huge margin of 214 runs which is unacceptable from a side consisting of some of the best white-ball players in the form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. After the game, the entire team was criticized as they suffered a humiliating loss in front of their home crowd.