India&#8217;s tour of South Africa this year was quite an exciting and entertaining one. India went to South Africa with possibly one of the best teams that they have ever boasted of. The side was well-balanced with a mixture of youth and experienced and was considered the strongest side that ever toured the Rainbow Nation. However, things didn&#8217;t pan out the way India wanted early in the tour. They lost the first two Tests quite embarrassingly drawing severe criticism.

But it was only during the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sa-vs-ind-3rd-test-review-spirited-india-stage-turnaround-remain-unbeaten-wanderers/">third Test</a> that they found the right momentum and carried on from there. They lost only two games after that in the limited-overs format exhibiting their dominance. They won both the ODI series and the T20I series by a margin of 5-1 and 2-1 respectively, giving the fans a lot to cheer for. South Africa never seemed to have got into the groove after the third Test loss and was also marred by injuries.

Although there were some brilliant performances both sides, there were quite a few players who had let their team down. They failed to reach the expectations and were a severe disappointment for the fans.

Here is a look at the five flops of the series:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-225060" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-225060" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of India. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Rohit Sharma was in sublime form ahead of the Proteas tour. He was almost on par with Virat Kohli in the limited overs format and was scoring runs across formats. Furthermore, he hit a brilliant century in a T20I game against Srilanka just ahead of this tour. Given his brilliant run across formats, fans expected him to excel and correct his poor record on the South African soil.

However, that wasn&#8217;t to be the case and Sharma made his records even worse. Although he had a century to his name, there was nothing else to complement it. He had some of the worst numbers and probably the worst tour for him on the personal front in the last two years. Rohit only managed to score 280 runs across the formats in the 13 innings he played at an average of 21.5 leading to great disappointment.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-222020" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg" alt="Hashim Amla" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-222020" class="wp-caption-text">Hashim Amla. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Hashim Amla is one of the most consistent batsmen for South Africa in all the formats. Amla has been so consistent across the formats that he ranks in the top-15 in the ICC Ranking in all of them. The rankings are a clear evidence to show how significant a performer he is for the Proteas. However, he failed to do well in the series against India. The Indian bowlers were always one step ahead of him and troubled him all the way through.

He was expected to play an important role in the Tests and bail the team out of tough situations. However, the wasn&#8217;t the case and he succumbed to pressure. It was a similar case in the ODIs barring one or two odd innings. For a senior and experienced players like him, it was important to take up the responsibility since many other top players were injured. Hence, this makes him one of the biggest flops of the tour.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-221884" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg" alt="Hardik Pandya" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221884" class="wp-caption-text">Hardik Pandya. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Hardik Pandya arguably is one of the biggest flops of the series. Often hyped as one of India&#8217;s best all-rounder, Hardik failed to live up to the expectation in the tour. Barring one innings in the first Test in Cape Town, a majority of the tour was a downside for him. Skipper Virat Kohli showed immense faith in him and Hardik failed miserably to pay back. Furthermore, Hardik also failed to take up the finishers&#8217; role in the side both in the ODIs and T20Is posing some severe headaches to the team management.

Due to Hardik&#8217;s failure to do well at the end of the innings, the management was forced to send <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-india-ms-dhoni-proves-he-is-the-boss-on-the-field-yet-again/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a> down the order for him to take up the responsibility. But neither of them were as effective letting the team down. With the ball, Hardik managed to pick a few wickets here and there but was definitely not worth the fifth bowler in the team.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-221662" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg" alt="South African batsman Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221662" class="wp-caption-text">South African batsman Quinton de Kock. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

The South African wicketkeeper is known to have a special liking for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian team</a>. He scoring tons of runs against India earlier and was expected to pose some trouble to the Indians. However, that wasn&#8217;t the case and he has fallen into the trap of the Indian bowlers every single time. In this series, there is not even one notable inning from the bat for de Kock that had helped his team.

Fortunately for him, he was injured midway through the ODI series and had to miss the remainder of the series. He failed to capitalize on most of the starts that he got and was completely down on morale. This was evident when he walked back to the pavilion in the first ODI without even consulting his partner about the DRS call. However, he would be hoping to make the most out of the unexpected break he had got and will want to come back strong in the series against Australia.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Aiden-Markram.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-205789" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Aiden-Markram.jpg" alt="Aiden Markram News" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-205789" class="wp-caption-text">Aiden Markram. (Photo by Shaun Roy/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Markram made some headlines with his performances against the Bangladesh team before the series against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">India</a>. He looked a technically sound batsman and appeared to be the next big thing in Proteas cricket. But, he failed to live up to the expectations and was a severe disappointment. He had no answers to the Indian bowlers and scored just about 250 runs in the entire series which included a brilliant 94 in the second Test.

Furthermore, to make things even worse, he was handed the captaincy role in the ODIs. He has failed miserably which was also complemented by injuries to the top players. The Proteas team lost the series 5-1 in his first ever assignment as the captain of the side. Markram will want to move on quickly and focus on the upcoming assignments.

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India’s tour of South Africa this year was quite an exciting and entertaining one. India went to South Africa with possibly one of the best teams that they have ever boasted of. The side was well-balanced with a mixture of youth and experienced and was considered the strongest side that ever toured the Rainbow Nation. However, things didn’t pan out the way India wanted early in the tour. They lost the first two Tests quite embarrassingly drawing severe criticism.
But it was only during the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sa-vs-ind-3rd-test-review-spirited-india-stage-turnaround-remain-unbeaten-wanderers/">third Test</a> that they found the right momentum and carried on from there. They lost only two games after that in the limited-overs format exhibiting their dominance. They won both the ODI series and the T20I series by a margin of 5-1 and 2-1 respectively, giving the fans a lot to cheer for. South Africa never seemed to have got into the groove after the third Test loss and was also marred by injuries.
Although there were some brilliant performances both sides, there were quite a few players who had let their team down. They failed to reach the expectations and were a severe disappointment for the fans.
<h3>Here is a look at the five flops of the series:</h3>
<h4>1. Rohit Sharma</h4>
<figure id="attachment_225060" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-225060" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-225060" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-225060" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of India. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Rohit Sharma was in sublime form ahead of the Proteas tour. He was almost on par with Virat Kohli in the limited overs format and was scoring runs across formats. Furthermore, he hit a brilliant century in a T20I game against Srilanka just ahead of this tour. Given his brilliant run across formats, fans expected him to excel and correct his poor record on the South African soil.
However, that wasn’t to be the case and Sharma made his records even worse. Although he had a century to his name, there was nothing else to complement it. He had some of the worst numbers and probably the worst tour for him on the personal front in the last two years. Rohit only managed to score 280 runs across the formats in the 13 innings he played at an average&nbsp;of 21.5 leading to great disappointment.

<h4>2. Hashim Amla</h4>
<figure id="attachment_222020" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-222020" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-222020" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg" alt="Hashim Amla" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-222020" class="wp-caption-text">Hashim Amla. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Hashim Amla is one of the most consistent batsmen for South Africa in all the formats. Amla has been so consistent across the formats that he ranks in the top-15 in the ICC Ranking in all of them. The rankings are a clear evidence to show how significant a performer he is for the Proteas. However, he failed to do well in the series against India. The Indian bowlers were always one step ahead of him and troubled him all the way through.
He was expected to play an important role in the Tests and bail the team out of tough situations. However, the wasn’t the case and he succumbed to pressure. It was a similar case in the ODIs barring one or two odd innings. For a senior and experienced players like him, it was important to take up the responsibility since many other top players were injured. Hence, this makes him one of the biggest flops of the tour.

<h4>3. Hardik Pandya</h4>
<figure id="attachment_221884" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-221884" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-221884" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg" alt="Hardik Pandya" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221884" class="wp-caption-text">Hardik Pandya. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Hardik Pandya arguably is one of the biggest flops of the series. Often hyped as one of India’s best all-rounder, Hardik failed to live up to the expectation in the tour. Barring one innings in the first Test in Cape Town, a majority of the tour was a downside for him. Skipper Virat Kohli showed immense faith in him and Hardik failed miserably to pay back.&nbsp;Furthermore, Hardik also failed to take up the finishers’ role in the side both in the ODIs and T20Is posing some severe headaches to the team management.
Due to Hardik’s failure to do well at the end of the innings, the management was forced to send <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-india-ms-dhoni-proves-he-is-the-boss-on-the-field-yet-again/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a> down the order for him to take up the responsibility. But neither of them were as effective letting the team down. With the ball, Hardik managed to pick a few wickets here and there but was definitely not worth the fifth bowler in the team.

<h4>4. Quinton de Kock</h4>
<figure id="attachment_221662" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-221662" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-221662" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg" alt="South African batsman Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221662" class="wp-caption-text">South African batsman Quinton de Kock. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The South African wicketkeeper is known to have a special liking for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian team</a>. He scoring tons of runs against India earlier and was expected to pose some trouble to the Indians. However, that wasn’t the case and he has fallen into the trap of the Indian bowlers every single time. In this series, there is not even one notable inning from the bat for de Kock that had helped his team.
Fortunately for him, he was injured midway through the ODI series and had to miss the remainder of the series. He failed to capitalize on most of the starts that he got and was completely down on morale. This was evident when he walked back to the pavilion in the first ODI without even consulting his partner about the DRS call. However, he would be hoping to make the most out of the unexpected break he had got and will want to come back strong in the series against Australia. 

<h4>5. Aiden Markram</h4>
<figure id="attachment_205789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-205789" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Aiden-Markram.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-205789" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Aiden-Markram.jpg" alt="Aiden Markram News" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-205789" class="wp-caption-text">Aiden Markram. (Photo by Shaun Roy/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Markram made some headlines with his performances against the Bangladesh team before the series against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">India</a>. He looked a technically sound batsman and appeared to be the next big thing in Proteas cricket. But, he failed to live up to the expectations and was a severe disappointment. He had no answers to the Indian bowlers and scored just about 250 runs in the entire series which included a brilliant 94 in the second Test.
Furthermore, to make things even worse, he was handed the captaincy role in the ODIs. He has failed miserably which was also complemented by injuries to the top players. The Proteas team lost the series 5-1 in his first ever assignment as the captain of the side. Markram will want to move on quickly and focus on the upcoming assignments.
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India&#8217;s tour of South Africa this year was quite an exciting and entertaining one. India went to South Africa with possibly one of the best teams that they have ever boasted of. The side was well-balanced with a mixture of youth and experienced and was considered the strongest side that ever toured the Rainbow Nation. However, things didn&#8217;t pan out the way India wanted early in the tour. They lost the first two Tests quite embarrassingly drawing severe criticism.
But it was only during the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/sa-vs-ind-3rd-test-review-spirited-india-stage-turnaround-remain-unbeaten-wanderers/">third Test</a> that they found the right momentum and carried on from there. They lost only two games after that in the limited-overs format exhibiting their dominance. They won both the ODI series and the T20I series by a margin of 5-1 and 2-1 respectively, giving the fans a lot to cheer for. South Africa never seemed to have got into the groove after the third Test loss and was also marred by injuries.
Although there were some brilliant performances both sides, there were quite a few players who had let their team down. They failed to reach the expectations and were a severe disappointment for the fans.
<h3>Here is a look at the five flops of the series:</h3>
<h4>1. Rohit Sharma</h4>
<figure id="attachment_225060" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-225060" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-225060" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-7.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-225060" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma of India. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Rohit Sharma was in sublime form ahead of the Proteas tour. He was almost on par with Virat Kohli in the limited overs format and was scoring runs across formats. Furthermore, he hit a brilliant century in a T20I game against Srilanka just ahead of this tour. Given his brilliant run across formats, fans expected him to excel and correct his poor record on the South African soil.
However, that wasn&#8217;t to be the case and Sharma made his records even worse. Although he had a century to his name, there was nothing else to complement it. He had some of the worst numbers and probably the worst tour for him on the personal front in the last two years. Rohit only managed to score 280 runs across the formats in the 13 innings he played at an average of 21.5 leading to great disappointment.

<h4>2. Hashim Amla</h4>
<figure id="attachment_222020" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-222020" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-222020" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hashim-Amla-1.jpg" alt="Hashim Amla" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-222020" class="wp-caption-text">Hashim Amla. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Hashim Amla is one of the most consistent batsmen for South Africa in all the formats. Amla has been so consistent across the formats that he ranks in the top-15 in the ICC Ranking in all of them. The rankings are a clear evidence to show how significant a performer he is for the Proteas. However, he failed to do well in the series against India. The Indian bowlers were always one step ahead of him and troubled him all the way through.
He was expected to play an important role in the Tests and bail the team out of tough situations. However, the wasn&#8217;t the case and he succumbed to pressure. It was a similar case in the ODIs barring one or two odd innings. For a senior and experienced players like him, it was important to take up the responsibility since many other top players were injured. Hence, this makes him one of the biggest flops of the tour.

<h4>3. Hardik Pandya</h4>
<figure id="attachment_221884" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-221884" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-221884" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Hardik-Pandya-of-India.jpg" alt="Hardik Pandya" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221884" class="wp-caption-text">Hardik Pandya. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Hardik Pandya arguably is one of the biggest flops of the series. Often hyped as one of India&#8217;s best all-rounder, Hardik failed to live up to the expectation in the tour. Barring one innings in the first Test in Cape Town, a majority of the tour was a downside for him. Skipper Virat Kohli showed immense faith in him and Hardik failed miserably to pay back. Furthermore, Hardik also failed to take up the finishers&#8217; role in the side both in the ODIs and T20Is posing some severe headaches to the team management.
Due to Hardik&#8217;s failure to do well at the end of the innings, the management was forced to send <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-india-ms-dhoni-proves-he-is-the-boss-on-the-field-yet-again/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MS Dhoni</a> down the order for him to take up the responsibility. But neither of them were as effective letting the team down. With the ball, Hardik managed to pick a few wickets here and there but was definitely not worth the fifth bowler in the team.

<h4>4. Quinton de Kock</h4>
<figure id="attachment_221662" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-221662" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/02/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-221662" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/South-African-batsman-Quinton-de-Kock.jpg" alt="South African batsman Quinton de Kock" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-221662" class="wp-caption-text">South African batsman Quinton de Kock. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The South African wicketkeeper is known to have a special liking for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian team</a>. He scoring tons of runs against India earlier and was expected to pose some trouble to the Indians. However, that wasn&#8217;t the case and he has fallen into the trap of the Indian bowlers every single time. In this series, there is not even one notable inning from the bat for de Kock that had helped his team.
Fortunately for him, he was injured midway through the ODI series and had to miss the remainder of the series. He failed to capitalize on most of the starts that he got and was completely down on morale. This was evident when he walked back to the pavilion in the first ODI without even consulting his partner about the DRS call. However, he would be hoping to make the most out of the unexpected break he had got and will want to come back strong in the series against Australia. 

<h4>5. Aiden Markram</h4>
<figure id="attachment_205789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-205789" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/01/Aiden-Markram.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-205789" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Aiden-Markram.jpg" alt="Aiden Markram News" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-205789" class="wp-caption-text">Aiden Markram. (Photo by Shaun Roy/Gallo Images/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Markram made some headlines with his performances against the Bangladesh team before the series against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/">India</a>. He looked a technically sound batsman and appeared to be the next big thing in Proteas cricket. But, he failed to live up to the expectations and was a severe disappointment. He had no answers to the Indian bowlers and scored just about 250 runs in the entire series which included a brilliant 94 in the second Test.
Furthermore, to make things even worse, he was handed the captaincy role in the ODIs. He has failed miserably which was also complemented by injuries to the top players. The Proteas team lost the series 5-1 in his first ever assignment as the captain of the side. Markram will want to move on quickly and focus on the upcoming assignments.
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Here is a look at the five of the biggest flops across all the formats from the series between India and South Africa this year.

South Africa v India 2018: Five of the biggest flops of the tour

Here is a look at the five of the biggest flops across all the formats from the series between India and South Africa this year. these players have perform.