The final match of the two-match Test series between India and South Africa will be played in Cape Town. This match is also the final international match of South African Test cricketer Dean Elgar's career. After that, Elgar will no longer be seen in the South Africa jersey. In such a situation, when Dean Elgar completed his final innings on the first day of the match, he not only received greetings from the spectators present in the stadium, but Team India also bid him farewell with full respect.
On the first day of the match, i.e. on Wednesday, a total of 23 wickets fell. Batting was difficult on the fast and unevenly bouncy Cape Town pitch and wickets fell throughout the day. The situation was such that Dean Elgar, who had scored 185 runs in the last game, was out twice on the same day. He was eliminated after scoring 4 runs in his first inning and was only able to score 12 runs in the second inning as well. This means that the last innings of his Test career ended on the first day of the match.
As soon as Mukesh Kumar sent Elgar to the pavilion in the third session of the first day, the Indian players stopped celebrating the wicket and patted Dean Elgar on the back first. Here, Virat Kohli, who picked up the catch from Elgar, also ran towards this Proteas batsman and hugged him. Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were also seen hugging Elgar. As Elgar walked towards the pavilion after receiving this honor from the Indian players, everyone present in the stadium clapped for him.
Mutual respect is the focus #TeamIndia The players say a fitting farewell to the South African captain!
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 3, 2024
The 36-year-old Elgar made his international debut in 2012. He played only 8 ODIs in his career but was a regular player for the Proteas in Test matches. Elgar played 86 test matches. During this period he scored 5347 runs. Elgar has 14 centuries and 23 half-centuries to his name in this format.