India's star batter enjoyed a sensational year with 2048 runs in just 36 international innings with a record eight centuries in 2023 while the Australian captain claimed the ODI World Cup and WTC 2023 trophies to earn the nomination for the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers award.

Dean Elgar led South Africa in his final Test match at the Newlands in Cape Town. He made his Test debut against Australia in Perth in 2012 and played a total of 86 games in the longest format.

Dean Elgar finished as the eighth-leading run-getter for South Africa in Test cricket history. The southpaw played 86 games for his country across 11 years and scored 5347 runs with the help of 14 centuries and 23 half-centuries.

23 wickets fell on Day 1 of the series decider between India and South Africa, only the second time in Test cricket history and for the first time on the opening day as the batters from both teams struggled in Cape Town. India are marginally ahead and will look to wrap the game up on the second day.

Virat Kohli was quite vocal on the field on the first day of the second Test between India and South Africa. Whether it was telling Siraj what to bowl or welcoming Keshav Maharaj when that 'Ram Siya Ram' song played in the backdrop, Kohli was in some mood given India were on top in Cape Town.

The second Test between India and South Africa has moved on quickly on the opening day itself with the hosts getting bowled out for just 55 runs in the first session. However, South Africa have struck back with three wickets even as things have Burger tried to sledge Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli was born to play Test cricket given he is the best captain for India in the format and even though he is not leading the side anymore, he keeps finding ways to impact the game. The second Test saw Kohli, the genius reader of the game when India bowled out South Africa for 55.

India skipper Rohit Sharma didn't trouble the scorers much and that has led to him going out of top 10 for the first time in last few months. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli was the top-scorer across two innings in the Test match in Centurion and he has benefitted from it big time.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two senior pros of the Indian cricket team, who haven't played the T20 format since the T20 World Cup last year are still in the fray for the 2024 edition. The selectors gave the young guns a free pass in the T20Is to do their thing and many of them were impressive.

Former cricketer Kris Srikkanth called the Indian team overrated in T20Is and Test matches looking at how they have performed in the two formats in the last year or so. Srikkanth admitted that in the ODIs the Men in Blue have been fantastic but in Tests, especially, they have not been good recently.

Former India captain Virat Kohli was the best batter for the team in Centurion Test. He waged a lone battle in the second innings scoring 76 runs as the visitors were skittled just for 131 runs as they went down meekly by an innings and 32 runs. Kohli will yet again be key for India in Cape Town.

Indian cricket team will take on South Africa in the second and last Test match at Cape Town's Newlands starting on January 3, 2024, but faces a tough job against the history with no win in their six red-ball encounters at the venue.

Shubman Gill enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2023 with a record 2154 runs in 52 international innings with seven hundreds and 10 fifties. Gill also shone in IPL 2023 with a staggering 890 runs in 17 innings to grab the Orange Cap award.

Virat Kohli won the Player of the Tournament award after India suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final while playing at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

South Africa landed a knockout punch on India as they won the Boxing Day Test in Centurion within three days. It was an abject surrender from the Indian team with both bat and ball as they first conceded a 163-run lead and then were folded for just 131 with Virat Kohli putting up some fight.

India cricketer Virat Kohli has been in excellent touch in 2023 and is batting for one last time this year in the Centurion Test against South Africa. The former Indian skipper slammed centuries for fun this year apart from being the highest run-getter in the World Cup.

Virat Kohli came up with the bail-flip trick after India were not getting a wicket on Day 2 of the India vs South Africa 1st Test in Centurion. The trick was implemented by Stuart Broad first. The former England pacer has now reacted to Kohli's act.

It was a tough day for India on the field on Wednesday, December 27, the second day of the first Test against South Africa as the hosts were outstanding with the bat. The visitors were made to toil hard, which forced former captain Virat Kohli to give an inspired talk in Rohit Sharma's absence.

One of the most loved and respected cricketers around the world, Virat Kohli made a young fan's day in Centurion on Wednesday, December 27. Even though it is a Test match going on, the young fan brought an RCB jersey to get Kohli's autograph on.

The ongoing first Test between India and South Africa is interestingly poised at the moment. After posting a competitive 245 on the board in the first innings, the visitors desperately needed a wicket at 104/1 and Kohli's hilarious actions provided the breakthrough for India.