As the Test match got over with two days to spare so players decided to spend their time with their families and they are heading to their homes now and will join the squad again in Indore on 25th February.
The South Africa Tour is part of the Indian junior women's hockey team's preparations for the all-important Asia Cup U21, which is a qualification tournament for the forthcoming FIH Women's Hockey Junior World Cup.
Had India won against England, Harmanpreet Kaur led side could have attained control of Group 2 and put one foot in the semifinals. But they failed to chase down the total of 152. It has left India's fate out of their hands.
The Indian Junior Women's team will play two more matches against the South Africa U-21 team on February 18 and 20 followed by two matches against South Africa "A' team on February 24 and 25.
The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who couldn't stop praising the senior player for his contribution to Indian cricket, gave Pujara a special 100th Test cap.
The second Test of the series will be held in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium from February 17 to 21. Delhi is hosting its first Test since December 2017.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on the brink of returning to the top spot in the ICC Men's Test Bowler Rankings, while Ravindra Jadeja also jumped higher after their joint demolition of Australia.
When the team stepped out from Airport only Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin came out along with coaching and other staff members. Even the head coach Rahul Dravid was not there with the team.
Her mother expressed great pride, seeing her daughter donning the Indian jersey and playing her part in the team's matches. She wished that the Indian women's team win the T20 World Cup and that Renuka has brought glory to the people of Himachal Pradesh.
Neighbours and Group 2 rivals Pakistan and India will get their respective World Cup campaigns underway in a high-profile encounter on Sunday in Cape Town.
A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with the all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs