Talking about the batting of South African tail-enders in the second Test against India, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said, "Nowadays, nobody is really a mug with bat." The 33-year-old added Team India also bats well "till the number 11 position". Notably, South Africa tail-enders Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander shared 165 runs between them in the second Test at Pune.