The lovely German word Schadenfreudehas a dictionary definition of "the act of taking joy in someone else's misfortune". When India lost Cheteshwar Pujara to another run-out on the fifth morning at Centurion, the South Africans were just one group of fans rejoicing on social media. The Australians, some of whom will turn up on these shores in a month, and their beloved English counterparts joined in too. India, the scourge of them all in the last two years, were sinking and sinking fast.
INDIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA, 2018
The wait goes on
As India lost the series, Kohli called for self-introspection which could help them correct errors ahead of the final Test. © BCCI
As tragicomedies go, that moment was right up there. The burden of running a quick three was too much for serial run-aggregator Pujara and his wonky knees to bear, and he was caught short by an accurate AB de Villiers throw from the deep. The cameras panned onto the Indians in the away dressing room. They were an inconsolable lot.
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