South African off-spinner Simon Harmer, who played a pivotal role in his team’s win against India in the Kolkata test, said that India has been a haunting ground for his team in the past, adding that the victory against Indian squad shows what the South African team is capable of pulling.

Harmer registered figures of 4-30 in India’s first innings and then backed it up with another match-defining performance as he claimed figures of 4-21 in India’s second innings.

“I felt today it probably got a little bit flatter as the ball got softer (on the pitch). It wasn’t exploding as much. So I was asking myself some hard questions. But nice to contribute. I’ve been here before (in India), and it was a dark place. Losing back-to-back test matches here…so to get here, to be in this position…and for

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