Ranchi, Oct 22 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday congratulated Team India for their stupendous 3-0 whitewash of South Africa in the cricket Test series, saying the win is a 'Diwali gift' to the people of the country.

A formidable Indian team ticked all the boxes with ease as it completed a 3-0 rout of an out-of-sorts South Africa with an innings and 202 runs victory in the third and final Test at the JSCR Stadium here on Tuesday.

"The fabulous victory is ... a Diwali gift to the people of the country as Team India gave every Indian an opportunity to be happy," Das said in his congratulatory message.

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