Hansie Cronje was the South Africa captain in 2000 and Sachin Tendulkar led India the last time South Africa won a test series in India.
On Wednesday, some 25 years later, South Africa clinched its second series in India in that span by beating the hosts by 408 runs. World Test Championship winner South Africa won the opening test at Kolkata by 30 runs.
Off-spinner Simon Harmer took a career-best 6-37 and India crashed to be 140 all out in its second innings and lose the two-match series 2-0.
In 2000, the Cronje-led South Africans also clinched a 2-0 win. The Proteas had won both tests in Mumbai and Bengaluru, against the Tendulkar-led India.
Since then, South Africa had managed to win only two of 13 tests in India before overturning that record in Kolkata and Guwahati this year.
“It is a massive win. This is what we keep working towards,
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