The Indian team suffered an unexpected 1-2 series loss against South Africa. Team India under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, which was also the last time the 33-year-old led India in a series, kicked off the tour with a dominating win by 113 runs. However, it failed to maintain the tempo and they suffered losses in the next couple of Tests. Following the loss, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh pointed out a unique problem in the Indian line-up for the near future.

Harbhajan Singh believes that there could be a number of changes, when India will be hosting Sri Lanka for a two-match series starting from February 25 in Bengaluru. Harbhajan was critical of Mayank Agarwal’s performance in the three-match series, stating that the player didn’t capitalize on the ample chances he got in South Africa. He also suggested two openers the management can try in place of the 30-year-old.

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In a video posted on his Youtube channel, Harbhajan Singh said, “Mayank Agarwal got six innings but he didn’t make use of the opportunity, which is a sign that some new player might come. Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw can be seen in the next series because six innings is more than enough for a player. Mayank is a good player whom I support but since he hasn’t scored enough so I don’t know what will be the way forward from here.”

Batting at an average of 22.50, Mayank Agarwal accumulated 135 runs in six innings. Harbhajan Singh also shared his views on Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, who he thinks will find it difficult from here on to retain their spot in the squad.

Harbhajan Singh elaborated, “Rahane and Pujara played 50-run knocks in Johannesburg but expectations from seniors are much higher than this. They haven’t scored enough runs and I personally feel the way ahead from here will be difficult for them.Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, who scored a hundred in the previous series are waiting for their opportunity.”

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Former Indian spinner also lauded South Africa for their brilliant display as he said, “They didn’t have any big names in their batting line-up but still managed to beat a team like India and it is highly commendable.”