I was contacted 1.5 hours before selection committee meet. The chief selector discussed the Test team. Before ending the call the selectors told me I wonโt be ODI captain and I was fine. There was no prior communication.
Virat Kohli
I was contacted 1.5 hours before selection committee meet. The chief selector discussed the Test team. Before ending the call the selectors told me I wonโt be ODI captain and I was fine. There was no prior communication.
Virat Kohli
Now I am pretty sure that virat kohli will became first ever India captain to win test series In south africa
Cheteshwar pujara backed indian pacer to perform well in south africa test series
NEWS ALERT:
Star pacer Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the Test series after failing to recover from a โpersistentโ injury, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said in a media release. CSA will not announce a replacement.
India vs South Africa last 5 Test series:
won 3-0 (3) in India in 2019
won 2-1 in South Africa in 2018
won 3-0 (4) in India in 2015
won 1-0 (2) in South Africa in 2013
Series drawn 1-1 (3) in South Africa in 2011
Virat Kohli vs South Africa in Tests in South Africa:
5 โ Matches
10 โ Inns
558 โ Runs
55.80 โ Average
153 โ HS
2 โ 100s
2 โ 50s
Marnus Labuschagne overtook Joe Root to reach the top of the ICC Test rankings for batting
Labuschagne averaged 26.25 going into the 2019 Ashes.
Now, he is officially the worldโs best Test batter.
Most runs by captains in Test cricket:
8659 - G Smith (avg 47.83)
6623 - A Border (avg 50.94)
6542 - R Ponting (avg 51.51)
5703 - VKohli (avg 55.36)
5233 - C Lloyd (avg 51.30)
5156 - S Fleming (avg 40.59)
4859 - J Root (avg 47.63)
4844 - A Cook (avg 46.57)
Most runs in ICC WTC:
2399 - Joe Root
1903 - Marnus Labuschagne
1462 - Rohit Sharma
1452 - Steve Smith
1399 - Ben Stokes
Toss news from Centurion
India captain Virat Kohli has called it right and has chosen to bat first.
TEA | DAY
Captain Kohli and KL Rahul have steadied the ship after a slight wobble.
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Third session coming up!
Stumps on Day 1 of the 1st Test.
A brilliant ton from KL Rahul as Team India end the first day on 272/3.
Most ducks by Indian No.3 in Test cricket:
9 - Cheteshwar Pujara
8 - Dilip Vengsarkar
7 - Rahul Dravid
6 - Mohinder Amarnath
5 - Ajit Wadekar