The first Test between India and South Africa will be played in Centurion. The game of the first day of the Centurion Test is over. At the end of the first day of play, Team India’s score stands at 208 runs for 8 wickets. KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj did not return for India. The dominance of the South African bowlers was evident on the first day of this Test. KL Rahul, on the other hand, scored the most runs for India. KL Rahul did not return after scoring 70 runs. Apart from KL Rahul, Virat Kohli got off to a good start but the former Indian captain failed to convert the good start into a big innings. Virat Kohli contributed 38 runs.
At the same time, former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who was part of the commentary team on the first day of the India-South Africa Test, made an interesting revelation. In fact, Ravi Shastri said that we all referred to Shardul Thakur as sir in the dressing room. Shardul Thakur is called ‘Mr’ in the Indian dressing room. Furthermore, Shardul Thakur is very popular among his fans by the name “Lord”.
Shardul Thakur contributed 24 runs in the first Test. Shardul Thakur formed a 43-run partnership with KL Rahul for the seventh wicket. Speaking about the first Test between India and South Africa, South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to field. Team India, who came to bat first, did not get off to a good start. Indian captain Rohit Sharma was eliminated after scoring five runs. Even after that, Team India’s batsmen continued to approach the pavilion. 4 Indian batsmen had returned to the pavilion after scoring 92 runs. Currently, till the end of the first day of play, India’s score is 208 runs for 8 wickets.