Towering pace spearhead Marco Jansen took six wickets to put South Africa in sight of a first Test series win in India in 25 years after bundling out the hosts for 201 in the second match on Monday.Replying to South Africa’s 489, India were 288 behind in their first innings but the tourists did not enforce the follow-on and decided to bat again on day three in Guwahati.After winning the first Test in the two-match series in Kolkata, South Africa are closing on a first series win in India since Hansie Cronje’s team triumphed in 2000.India are under massive pressure once more, having suffered their fourth defeat in six Tests at home in the first match.A dominant South Africa reached 26-0 at stumps to extend their lead to 314 in the second innings.Left-handed Ryan Rickelton, on 13, and Aiden Markram, on 12, were batting when bad light ended the day’s play in the northeastern city, where the sun sets early.Jansen, a left-arm quick, claimed his fourth five-wicket Test haul before wrapping up the Indian innings with his sixth strike of the day in the final session.India slumped to 122-7 despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 58 as wickets kept tumbling on what still seems like a good pitch to bat on.Washington Sundar, who made 48, and fellow left-hander Kuldeep Yadav resisted in a partnership of 72 off 208 balls before off-spinner Simon Harmer struck to end Sundar’s defiance.Jansen then dismissed Kuldeep for 19 and Jasprit Bumrah for two to pack a shell-shocked India off in under three sessions.Earlier, the left-handed Jaiswal lost overnight partner KL Rahul for 22 in the first hour of play before reaching his 13th Test half-century.Jaiswal used the sweep to good effect and took on the bowlers, hitting seven fours and one six until his departure off Harmer.Harmer had Sai Sudharsan caught at mid-wicket for 15 and Jansen removed Dhruv Jurel for a duck to further put India on the back foot at the first break.The 6ft 8ins (2.03 metres) tall Jansen, who made 93 in South Africa’s imposing first-innings total, used the bouncer to snare the Indian batters with Jurel falling to the pull off a short ball.Skipper Rishabh Pant fell caught behind for seven to Jansen soon after in the second session and the batting fell apart like nine pins.Aiden Markram took a stunning catch as he ran from second slip to take a one-handed diving catch to his right to dismiss Nitish Kumar Reddy off Jansen. Reddy made 10.

India’s hugely popular star Dharmendra was lovingly known as the “He-Man” of Bollywood, thanks to his roles in a string of action movies that cemented his legacy spanning more than six decades and 250 films.Born Dharam Singh Deol on December 8, 1935 in Punjab, he also served as a member of parliament and was honoured with one of India’s highest civilian awards.He struck stardom after becoming the first Bollywood actor to bare his chest on screen, prompting a flood of love letters from female fans.Dharmendra, who died on Monday aged 89, moved to Mumbai in 1958 after winning a celebrity magazine’s talent competition.”I only had my dreams,” he told biographer Rajiv Vijayakar. “I was an untutored villager, with no idea of acting.”His matinee-idol looks quickly caught the eye of producers, and he made his screen debut in 1960 with the melodrama “Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere” (“My Heart is Yours, As am I”).It was in the lead role in the 1966 drama “Phool Aur Patthar” (“Flower and Stone”), that he appeared topless.”When he whipped off his shirt in the film, for the first time Hindi filmmakers woke up to the need to cater to female sexuality,” noted the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema.Over the years, Dharmendra shared the screen with leading stars including Nutan, Meena Kumari, and Sharmila Tagore, but his most enduring partnership was with Hema Malini, Bollywood’s first woman superstar.Their irresistible chemistry in films such as the 1972 hit “Seeta Aur Geeta” (“Seeta and Geeta”) and the 1975 blockbuster “Sholay” (“Embers”) blossomed into a real-life romance.Their 1980 wedding ruffled many feathers, as Dharmendra refused to divorce his first wife, Prakash Kaur. He and Malini had two daughters.The controversy did little to dim his popularity. Fans continued to cheer for “Garam Dharam” (“Hot Dharam”) in theatres across India.- Underrated actor -In the 1980s, Dharmendra starred in a string of action movies, earning him the nickname “He-Man”.But the accolades he received as a handsome leading man overshadowed his versatility and subtle performances in films such as “Bandini” (“Imprisoned”), “Anupama” (“Incomparable”) and “Satyakam”, now regarded as classics of Indian cinema.The father of six also dabbled in production, with movies starring his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol, and briefly served as a member of parliament.Yet acting remained his greatest passion.He continued acting into his eighties, starring in the “Yamla Pagla Deewana” (“Crazy, Mad Lover”) franchise alongside his sons from 2011 to 2018.Even in his later years, his charisma endured. His performance in 2023’s romantic family drama “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani” (“The Love Story of Rocky and Rani”) showed that, even in his 80s, Dharmendra could still make audiences swoon.Away from the spotlight, Dharmendra retreated to his farm, where he shared videos with his hundreds of thousands of social media followers of himself tending crops and caring for cows.Despite his fame, he often spoke with humility about his career.”I was always dissatisfied with the way I looked on screen,” he said in a 2011 interview with Bollywood site Glamsham. “I always used to ask my directors for reshoots, saying I am not looking good from this angle or that angle.” His fans, however, would have begged to differ.

India’s hugely popular Bollywood star Dharmendra, who was equally at ease in romantic comedies and high-octane action blockbusters, died aged 89 on Monday.”The passing of Dharmendra Ji marks the end of an era in Indian cinema,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement on social media.”He was an iconic film personality, a phenomenal actor who brought charm and depth to every role he played.”The actor had not been well recently and was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.Over a remarkable six-decade career, Dharmendra appeared in more than 250 films, served as a member of parliament, and was honoured with one of India’s highest civilian awards.In the 1980s, Dharmendra starred in a string of action movies, earning him the nickname “He-Man”. The most iconic role of his career was arguably the lovable rogue Veeru that he played in the 1975 classic “Sholay” (“Embers”).The father of six also dabbled in production, with movies starring his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol.His last film will be Sriram Raghavan’s “Ikkis” (“Twenty-one”) which is set for release next month.