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Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025
Iyer would need to showcase all-round skills as that's what the team is looking for in the middle-order slot, skipper Rohit Sharma has said.
Captain Rohit Sharma top scored with 40 runs.
Rohit said Kohli is not under any pressure and will come good soon.
Iyer (80) and Pant (56) added 110 for the fourth wicket after India were struggling at 42/3 in the 10th over.
Pant made 18 in his first outing as an ODI opener against the West Indies on Wednesday.
Chahal took 4/49 and won the man-of-the-match award in India's 1,000th ODI.
Rohit Sharma scored 60 as India chased down a modest target of 177 runs in 28 overs.
The youngster is the only available option for the team with late entrant Mayank Agarwal serving mandatory quarantine period.
"Losing just one series doesn't mean we need to create panic," said Sharma in the virtual press conference.
A left hamstring injury had ruled him out of the South Africa tour.
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