India vs South Africa
IND vs SA Boxing Day Test: The first match of the two-match Test series between India and South Africa will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Team India bats first in this game. By the end of play on the first day, India had scored 208 runs for a loss of 8 wickets. This also includes the wicket of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli couldn’t score big in this innings but he broke team boss Rahul Dravid’s record.
Virat didn’t take advantage of the good start
Virat Kohli scored 38 runs off 64 balls in the first innings of the Centurion Test. Virat hit five fours. Those 38 runs from Virat’s bat came at the right time. Team India lost their first three wickets early but he managed the innings along with Shreyas Iyer. However, he was unable to convert the good start into a big score and lost his wicket in the second session.
Head coach Rahul Dravid stayed back
With this short innings, Virat Kohli left Rahul Dravid behind to score the most runs in the 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 tops this list with 1741 runs.
Indians who have scored the most runs against South Africa in Tests
- Sachin Tendulkar 1741 runs
- Virender Sehwag 1306 is running
- Virat Kohli 1274 runs
- Rahul Dravid 1252 runs
- VVS Laxman 976 is running
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