India, Dec. 13 -- India's second T20I loss to South Africa has done two things at once: it has swung the series back into a tight contest, and it has dragged coach Gautam Gambhir into the spotlight even in the shortest format of the game.

After the defeat, a clip from inside the Indian dressing room began doing the rounds on social media, showing Gambhir in an animated conversation with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, the vice-captain of the Indian T20I team. There is no clear audio in the circulating visuals, so the content of the exchange can't be verified - but the body language has been enough to fuel a full-blown online reading of "what went wrong."

The game itself offered plenty of obvious pressure points. India never truly found ...