India tour of South Africa 2023-24
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Virat Kohli was in top form during the centre-wicket practice in Centurion at Newlands on New Year's Day. Kohli showcased his skills by hitting aggressive shots against the bowlers.
IND vs SA 2nd Test: As many as six Indian batters registered ducks contributing to the collapse on a bowler-friendly pitch at Newlands, Cape Town.
Arun Rawal
IND vs SA 2nd Test: South African pacers brought their side back into the game as they caused a record-breaking collapse in the final session on Day 1.
Jasprit Bumrah's impact was felt early on Day 2 as he rapidly claimed key South African wickets, including David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, and Keshav Maharaj.
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IND vs SA 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma-led India became the first Asian team to beat South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town. India levelled the two-Test series 1-1.
IND vs SA 2nd Test: Stand-in captain Dean Elgar bid goodbye to Test cricket with a record-breaking loss to Rohit Sharma-led India at Newlands, Cape Town.
Rohit Sharma revealed what went wrong in the first Test against South Africa which cost Team India the match as they suffered a defeat by an innings and 32 runs.
Abhijeet Kumar Singh
Former captain Virat Kohli faced particular challenges at this ground, having captained India in two Test matches in Cape Town, in 2018 and 2022, both ending in defeats.
ICC Test batter rankings: Virat Kohli made gains while three other batters in the top 10 slipped after their display in the Boxing Day Test.
The Indian bowlers, exhibiting exceptional skill, first dismantled the South African batting lineup by bowling them out for a mere 55 runs in their first innings.
Rohit Sharma's comments were also in response to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) assessment of the pitch used for the ODI World Cup Final as "below average."
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah savoured India's historic Test win in Cape Town, expressing happiness with his contribution to the shortest-ever Test match.
Rishabh Pant is likely to regain full fitness and return to the action in IPL 2024. Sanjay Manjrekar has predicted that KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer will fight for the no.5 spot when Pant returns.
In a pure class of humility Jasprit Bumrah won hearts of millions after denying to take credit from Mohammed Siraj while translating latter's comments during the post-match presentation.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said that the true test of batters isn't just on fast and bouncy pitches, like those in SENA countries but also in spin-friendly conditions.
Shreyas Iyer, who played at the crucial No. 5 position in the two-match Test series, amassed only 41 runs across four innings, averaging 13.67.
Rohit Sharma takes pride in the team's performance as India have succeeded in drawing a Test series in South Africa only for the second time.
Mukesh Kumar expressed satisfaction with his performance during the second test against South Africa, contributing to India's series-levelling win at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.
IND vs SA: Day 1 of the second Test at Newlands, Cape Town turned out to be a nightmare for batters as after South Africa's 55 all out, India managed to take only a 98-run lead.