While both had reached the milestone in their 66th Test, Ashwin took 18 innings more than Muralitharan, but bowled fewer deliveries than the former Sri Lankan cricketer

All the pacers bowled a combined 105 overs in the first four days at Visakhapatnam, picking only four wickets, while Shami bagged five in just the 10.5 overs he bowled on the final day, conceding only 35 runs.

It took him 20 balls to get off the mark, hit his first boundary in his 42nd ball that he faced and at one point en route to his 21st Test half-century, he stood at 8 off 62.

India defeated South Africa by 203 runs in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

Dean Elgar century was South Africa's first Test century in India since Hashim Amla's triple-figure knock in 2010. But for Elgar, its significance lies elsewhere. 

Rohit Sharma ended his innings with 176 runs off 244 deliveries on Day 2, one run short of his career-best score, laced with 23 boundaries and six maximums.

Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal stitched a partnership of 317 on day 2, the 12th-highest opening stand in Test history and second-highest for India.

Rohit Sharma broke a plethora of records with his unbeaten 115 as an opener in the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday.

Wriddhiman Saha will don the whites in international cricket again when India takes on South Africa, while Rishabh Pant is sidelined after significant performances in England and Australia.

Since 2013, India have played 10 Test series at home and have won all.

R Ashwin didn't play either of the two Tests against West Indies as Ravindra Jadeja was preferred over the Tamil Nadu tweaker.