Kridangan

The guests' preparation didn't in reality go to plan as their bowlers were taken to the domestics by India A, who definitely crossed a solid 189 to win over the South Africans at the Palam ground in Delhi.

India did not go for any of their fastest bowlers - UmeshYadav, Varun Aaron or Ishant Sharma - for the T20 internationals, selecting the medium pace proffered by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Aravind, as well as Stuart Binny.