Former India opener Gautam Gambhir, who always backed Rohit for the role, has lauded the right-hander's effort.

At stumps, South Africa were 11 for one with Ravindra Jadeja trapping first-innings centurion Dean Elgar in front of the stumps. The visitors need another 384 runs for victory.

Notably, before this game, Rohit scored his last century for India in whites in 2017, but has reached the three-figure mark in both the innings of the ongoing Test.

Rohit Sharma's dream run in his first Test as an opener continued in the second innings as he has now created history and secured his name in the record books for a huge feat.

With Team India in need of relatively quick runs, the emotions ran high as Rohit Sharma vented his frustration on Cheteshwar Pujara after a lost single.

In his first Test as an opener in the side, Rohit Sharma has smashed the world record for the most number of sixes hit by a batsman in a Test match.

During the closing stages of Day 3, Rohit Sharma had fun on the stump mic when he cheekily invited Harbhajan Singh to come and bowl in the game.

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In the ODI batting chart, Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma held on to their number one and two positions respectively, while Bumrah remained at the top in the bowling list.

India spinners bowled faster than their South African counterparts and got more purchase out of the surface. Maharaj said the deteriorating pitch was also a reason Indian spinners doing well.

Mayank seemed elated with his performances and was at a loss of words when asked to describe his feelings on achieving the triple-figure mark on home debut.

Posting a video on his official YouTube handle, Shoiab Akhtar said he had acknowledged Rohit's true potential in 2013.

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.

Mayank Agarwal scored his maiden Test century on Thursday as play resumed on day two of the first Test between India and South Africa.

Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed his maiden Test double century as India declare first innings at 502/7. While Ashwin-Jadeja duo ran riot to remove Africa top-order on Day 2.

Rohit Sharma made a brilliant start to his 'new innings' as the opener in Test matches, and former India great Sachin Tendulkar pointed out a moment from Day 1 after the Mumbai batsman won the "mental battle" against the Proteas.

In an informal chat with opening partner Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma revealed that he had an idea that he might open in the longest format at some stage of his career when the side was on the tour to Australia.

Netizens also lauded Rohit's effort, who was batting on 115 when bad light stopped play on the first day in Visakhapatnam.

Rohit Sharma slammed a century and Mayank Agarwal also looked solid as both openers remained unbeaten before rain forced an early end on Day 1 of the 1st Test between India and South Africa.