The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday provided a glimpse of what could be in store for the Indian team when they travel to South Africa later this month. With Team India now opting for no warm-up games before the three-Test series kicks off in Cape Town on January 5, the Indian batsmen's inability to tackle pace and bounce has gathered momentum and fears of getting rolled over by the South African pacers have emerged stronger.

India's Shreyas Iyer's stump is uprooted during the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the HPCAâÂu00c2u0080Âu00c2u0088Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Pic/PTI