India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 1: Rohit, Mayank put India on top
Sports | October 02, 2019 16:03 ISTRohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 115 while Mayank scored 84* as India posted 202/0 on day one before rain stopped play.
Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 115 while Mayank scored 84* as India posted 202/0 on day one before rain stopped play.
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.
As Rohit Sharma showed signs of fitting into Indian team management's 'Virender Sehwag Model' with a hundred in his first Test as opener, Tendulkar spoke about the bigger picture of facing the new ball in traditional format
As Rohit Sharma showed signs of fitting into Indian team management's 'Virender Sehwag Model' with a hundred in his first Test as opener, Tendulkar spoke about the bigger picture of facing the new ball in traditional format
Rohit Sharma broke a plethora of records with his unbeaten 115 as an opener in the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma scores his fourth Test century on Wednesday as India took on South Africa on day one of the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.
Rohit Sharma scores a fifty in his first innings as a Test opener for India in opening Test match against South Africa.
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15-year-old Shafali Verma and Poonam Yadav guided India to an emphatic 51-run win in the 4th T20I against South Africa.
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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.
Virat Kohli currently has 758 runs against the Proteas in nine test matches. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is top of the list with 1741 runs in 25 Tests.
In the absence of stalwarts like Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn, as well as AB De Villiers and Imran Tahir, who were the part of South Africa's last tour to India, Proteas' road ahead is tough, and the journey begins tomorrow.
In 2015, Faf du Plessis had a tough time, scoring just 60 runs in seven innings as South Africa lost the four-match Test series 0-3.
Since 2013, India have played 10 Test series at home and have won all.
India will be fielding two spinners and pacers each while Rohit Sharma is set to open the batting in Tests for the first time in his career.
Many reckon that the South Africa series will be Rohit Sharma's last chance to save his Test career, but Kohli, on Tuesday, said that Rohit will be given further opportunities to prove his worth as an opener.
Wriddhiman Saha will be returning to the Test side for the first time since January 2018.
Rohit Sharma reinvented himself in England six years go and starting October 2, he perhaps needs to do it all over again if Test cricket remains a calling of his.
R Ashwin didn't play either of the two Tests against West Indies as Ravindra Jadeja was preferred over the Tamil Nadu tweaker.
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