India vs South Africa
IND vs SA Boxing Day Test: The first match of the 2-match Test series between India and South Africa is being played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Team India is batting first in this match. By the end of play on the first day, India had scored 208 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. This also includes the wicket of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli could not score big in this innings, but he has broken a record of team head coach Rahul Dravid.
Virat did not take advantage of the good start
Virat Kohli scored 38 runs facing 64 balls in the first innings of Centurion Test. During this, Virat hit 5 fours. These 38 runs from Virat’s bat came at the right time. Team India lost its first 3 wickets early, but he along with Shreyas Iyer managed the innings. However, he could not convert the good start into a big score and lost his wicket in the second session.
Head coach Rahul Dravid left behind
With this short innings, Virat Kohli has left Rahul Dravid behind in scoring the most runs in Tests against South Africa. Virat Kohli had scored 1236 runs before this match. At the same time, Rahul Dravid had scored 1252 runs in the test against South Africa. Now Virat Kohli has scored 1274 runs in the test against South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar leads this list with 1741 runs.
Indians who scored the most runs against South Africa in Tests
- Sachin Tendulkar 1741 runs
- Virender Sehwag 1306 runs
- Virat Kohli 1274 runs
- Rahul Dravid 1252 runs
- VVS Laxman 976 runs
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