Having watched a thick inside edge off Kuldeep Yadav’s googly take the bails off behind him, Marco Jansen was left distraught towards the end of Day 2 of South Africa’s second Test against India.
The lanky all-rounder had notched his highest-ever Test score but missed out on what would’ve been a century for the ages. The 25-year-old however, arrived at the ACA Stadium on Day 3 inspired as ever, ready to make a difference with the ball.
His figures of 6/48 were enough to validate a quick turnaround, which Jansen spilled the beans on at the end of day’s play during a vital ICC World Test Championship series.
“Yesterday, when we went to the hotel, I was just trying to blow some steam off,” Jansen told reporters.
“I called my family, called my brother, sister, mom, dad, you name it. Just to get all those feelings out.”