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Virat Kohli-led Test team India started their tour in South Africa in an ideal fashion. For the first time in the history of Indian cricket, team India claimed a victory at the Centurion ground in South Africa. With this victory, Kohli also became the first captain to get India to win two Test matches on South African soil.
Now if there is such a historic victory and with that comes the new year, then the celebration is bound to take place and it did take place in a grand way. This is the reason why after claiming a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series in South Africa, team India celebrated with sheer enthusiasm and all the players were seen enjoying together.
Pictures on social media
After registering this historic victory in South Africa, all the players, including coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Kohli, were seen partying together in the celebration. Pictures of the celebration were shared by the players on their social media accounts.
For this party, the players reached such a place in South Africa where the entry of youth below 18 years of age was banned.In this party, all the players of team India were seen celebrating and everyone also had dinner together. During this party, Priyank Panchal, who was included in the team, in place of Rohit Sharma, also appeared in the celebration in a different way.
1-0 lead in the series
The Test team led by Kohli have taken 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series in South Africa. After this, the second Test match is scheduled to be played in Johannesburg on January 3. In such a situation, Kohli's team have a golden opportunity to win a first Test series in South Africa.
If team India win the second Test match as well, under the captaincy of Kohli, then it is going to be historic indeed as for the first time, the Indian flag for the Test series victory will be hoisted. The last match of this series will be played in Cape Town on January 11 and after that from January 19, team India will play a three-match ODI series under the captaincy of KL Rahul.
In the ODI series, pacer Jasprit Bumrah will have a new role of the vice-captain and many young players will also be seen participating on the African soil.
