South Africa's Du Plessis lauds India's 'tremendous' seam attack

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - South Africa Press Conference - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - July 5, 2019 South Africa's Faf du Plessis during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - South Africa had prepared for a spin onslaught in India but their batsmen were left flummoxed by the hosts' seam attack, captain Faf du Plessis said after his side's 3-0 defeat in a test series that concluded on Tuesday.

India's fast bowlers, rarely expected to make a mark on docile surfaces at home, picked up 26 wickets in the three tests with their spin-bowling colleagues accounting for 32.