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Published 14:49 IST, October 17th 2019

Ind vs SA: Harbhajan takes a jab at SA, asks Jonty Rhodes to bat

Ind vs SA: Harbhajan Singh took a dig at South Africa's batting performance and urged Jonty Rhodes to come out and bat for the Proteas in the Ranchi Test.

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Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh took a dig against Jonty Rhodes and made fun of the poor batting display of the South African team in the ongoing Test series vs India. Harbhajan Singh urged Rhodes to come out and bat for South Africa in the third Test match in Ranchi.

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Rhodes posted a picture on Instagram where he. can be seen wearing the South African jersey with his name and number on the back. "Feels good to be back in the green and gold, even if it is only for a shoot at the iconic #mehboobstudio in Mumbai #stillflying," Jonty Rhodes captioned the picture on Instagram.

Here is a look at Rhodes' post:

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Harbhajan Singh grabbed this opportunity and took a jab at the former fielding great by commenting "Can you play the last Test in Ranchi SA need some batting Jonty?"  Being the sport he is, Rhodes took the joke in good spirit and shot back saying 
"They need much more than me!!!"

Here is a look at their funny banter:

Bhajji

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India have already clinched the three-match series with consecutive wins in Vizag and Pune. India won the first test by a massive 203 runs on the back of Rohit Sharma's twin centuries and Mayank Agarwal's double century. Ashwin also shined with the ball and contributed to India's victory. 

In the second test in Pune, India continued their dominant display of cricket as they defeated South Africa by an innings and 137 runs. Last match's centurion Mayank scored yet another century and laid the foundation for India before Kohli led from the front with his unbeaten 253 which helped India to score a humongous total of 601/5. The hosts bundled the visitors for 275 and enforced a follow on. India wrapped the South African second innings for 189 thus winning by an innings and 137 runs.

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The third test match will begin on October 19 in Ranchi. South Africa will play for their pride and India will look to clean sweep the series and thus strengthen their position in the ICC World Test Championship.

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12:33 IST, October 17th 2019