Irfan Pathan gave a befitting reply to the teams criticizing the turning pitch, said – Instead of crying about the pitch from now on….

A total of 23 wickets fell on the first day in the Cape Town Test match. Irfan Pathan. (Photo Source: CricTracker) Former Team India all-rounder Irfan Pathan asked his batsmen to strengthen their game against spin-bowling instead of complaining about rank-turners when foreign teams tour India for Test series. Due to India’s dominance on the home ground, there has been a lot of commotion about Indian pitches in recent times. However, Pathan suggested that touring teams should avoid blaming the conditions for their poor performances. Cricketer-turned-commentator Pathan made this statement after the end of the first day’s play (Wednesday, January 3) of the ongoing Cape Town Test between India and South Africa. The batsmen had to struggle to score runs on this pitch, due to which a total of 23 wickets fell on the first day itself. Irfan Pathan’s tweet after seeing the Cape Town pitch Regarding the Cape Town pitch, Irfan Pathan wrote on his X account, “When foreign cricketers come to India on turning pitches, they should not complain. This is a skill they need to improve on!” When overseas cricketers come to India on turning pitches they shouldn’t complain. It’s a skill they need to improve! — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 4, 2024 Nine wickets fell in the first session of the first day in the ongoing second Test between India and South Africa. The Proteas won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa’s decision to bat first proved wrong. South Africa’s first innings was all out for just 55 runs, the biggest contribution in this was from Mohammed Siraj. He took 6 wickets in the first innings. After this, the Indian team was also all out for 153 runs in the first innings. Most wickets fallen in one day of a test match 27 wickets – ENG vs AUS, Lord’s, 1888 (Day 2) 25 wickets – AUS vs ENG, Melbourne, 1902 (Day 1) 24 wickets – ENG vs AUS, The Oval, 1896 (Day 2) 24 wickets – IND vs AFG, Bengaluru, 2018 (Day 2) 23 wickets – SA vs AUS, Cape Town, 2011 (Day 2) 23 wickets – SA vs IND, Cape Town, 2024 (Day 1) Also read: South Africa team gave guard of honor to Dean Elgar in SA vs IND second test

SA vs IND 2023-24: From beating Shane Warne-James Anderson to equaling Javagal Srinath’s record, Cape Town Test was very memorable for Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has been in tremendous form since his return from injury. Jasprit Bumrah. (Image Source: BCCI India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (jasprit bumrah) played an important role in his team’s historic victory against South Africa in the second and final Test match played at the Newlands Ground in Cape Town today on 4 January. Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in the first innings of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. After which Bumrah made a stronger comeback in the second innings, taking 6 wickets for just 61 runs in 13.5 overs and made an important contribution in helping the Indian cricket team win by seven wickets. With this 6 wicket haul, he has achieved a very important achievement. Jasprit Bumrah created history in South Africa Let us tell you, Jasprit Bumrah is in great form since his return from injury. However, it took some time for the Indian fast bowler to reach his best performance in Test cricket, but thankfully he regained his form in time and took his third 6-wicket haul in Test cricket. Read here: Virat Kohli saw Babar Azam in Dean Elgar, gave his jersey immediately after the match This was Jasprit Bumrah’s third five-wicket haul in South Africa and second in Cape Town, where he made his Test debut in 2018. Bumrah recorded figures of 6/61 in the Cape Town Test and with this he has become the third highest wicket-taker Indian bowler in South Africa. Bumrah now has 38 wickets in Test cricket in South Africa, and with this he has left Mohammed Shami (35) behind. Jasprit Bumrah equals Javagal Srinath’s record Apart from this, Bumrah (18) has now also become the second highest wicket taking foreign bowler at Newlands, Cape Town. He has achieved this feat by defeating Australia’s late spinner Shane Warne (17) and England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson. England’s Colin Blythe tops the list of foreign bowlers taking the most wickets at Newlands with 25 wickets. Read here: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma show themselves as best friends in front of the camera. Jasprit Bumrah also equaled the record of taking most 5 wicket hauls by an Indian bowler in South Africa. Bumrah equaled Javagal Srinath’s record by taking 5 wickets for the third time in South Africa. Guest bowler who took most Test wickets in Cape Town – 25 – Colin Blyth (England) 18- Jasprit Bumrah (India) 17 – Shane Warne (Australia) 16 – James Anderson (England) 15 – Jonny Briggs (England) Indian bowler who took most test wickets in South Africa – 45 (in 24 innings) – Anil Kumble 43 (in 16 innings) – Javagal Srinath 38* (in 15 innings)- Jasprit Bumrah 35 (in 16 innings) – Mohammed Shami 30 (in 15 innings) – Zaheer Khan IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy to the franchise. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century…

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma show themselves as best friends in front of the camera.

The Indian team won the second and final Test match played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 7 wickets. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Pic Source-Twitter) The Indian team won the second and final Test match played at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town by 7 wickets. In this match, all the players from the Indian team performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. For the Indian team, in the first innings of the second and final Test match, Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for 15 runs in 9 overs, while in the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets. The Indian team easily won the second test match and this test series ended in a draw of 1-1. However, during the match, when the Indian team was batting in the second innings, Rohit Sharma missed two catches. If South Africa had taken even one of these two catches, perhaps it could have won the match but it did not happen. When Rohit Sharma missed his second catch, Virat Kohli and the Indian team captain were seen laughing. Let us tell you, this catch was dropped by Tony De Zorzi. Even Virat Kohli could not stop laughing after missing this catch. In the second innings for the Indian team, Rohit Sharma scored 17* runs in 22 balls with the help of two fours while Virat Kohli contributed 12 runs. Indian team won the second test match In this match, South Africa could not bat well in its first innings and the team was all out for 55 runs. After this the Indian team also got all out for 153 runs in its first innings. South Africa could not bat brilliantly in the second innings and could only score 176 runs after losing all the wickets. The Indian team needed 79 runs to win this match, which they achieved by losing three wickets. The first test match was won by host South Africa by an innings and 32 runs and now the second test match was won by the Indian team. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century in South Africa These 10 big records will be broken in international cricket in 2023 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players)

ICC Awards 2023: These players’ names are included in the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year, know the complete list here

There are many players who performed very well in international cricket in the year 2023 and that is why they have been included in this list. Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the second batch of shortlisted players for the ICC Awards 2023. There are many players who performed very well in international cricket in the year 2023 and that is why they have been included in this list. Indian team’s young batsman Shubman Gill has been included in the ICC Men’s Batting Rankings 2023. Shubhman Gill has scored 1584 runs in 2023. Not only this, he won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award twice. Along with Shubman Gill, his team also has Virat Kohli in this race, who performed very well in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. He scored 6 centuries in ODIs in the year 2023. Experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami is also included in this list. Mohammed Shami has taken a total of 43 wickets in ODIs in the year 2023. Shami was the highest wicket-taker in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is also in this list. He has also batted very well for New Zealand in the year 2023. Women players also performed well Many all-rounders are included in the list of ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. England’s experienced all-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt has once again been included in this list. In the year 2023, he had scored three centuries in ODIs. Sri Lankan team captain Chamari Atapattu has also been included in this list. Let us tell you, ICC will announce the winning players only after collecting the voting results of all the fans. The winner of the ICC Awards 2023 will be announced in January 2024. Here is the list: ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Daryl Mitchell ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Ashley Gardner, Chamari Atapattu, Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt ICC Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year: Mark Chapman, Sikandar Raza, Suryakumar Yadav, Alpesh Ramjani ICC Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year: Chamari Atapattu, Sophie Ecclestone, Hayley Matthews, Ellyse Perry ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Gerald Coetzee, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dilshan Madushanka, Rachin Ravindra ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Marufa Akhtar, Lauren Bell, Darcy Carter, Phoebe Lichfield Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century in South Africa These 10 big records will be broken in international cricket in 2023 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored…

SA vs IND 2023-24: South African Traffic Police’s funny taunt on the flurry of wickets in Cape Town goes viral

There was a flurry of wickets on the first day of the Cape Town Test match. South Africa vs India. (Image Source: Getty Images) India’s tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND: South Africa and Team India (Team India) are currently facing each other in the second and last match of the two-match Test series. The South Africa vs India 2nd Test match is currently being played at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. There was a flurry of wickets on the first day of this match. Let us tell you, on January 3, a very exciting fight was seen between the two teams in Cape Town, where a total of 23 wickets fell. Batting first, the host South African cricket team was all out for just 55 runs, after which the Indian cricket team also witnessed a batting collapse during the innings, as the visiting team fell from 153/4 to being all out for 153 runs. . Did South African traffic police make fun of Team India? India lost six wickets in 11 balls and did not score even a single run during this period. Now the South African traffic police has made fun of the record-breaking 23 wickets falling on the first day of the second test match between South Africa and India in Cape Town. South African traffic police jokingly said that the constant movement of players between the field and the dressing room had caused traffic jams. Read here: SA v IND: From the captain of South Africa to the coach, everyone is now criticizing the Cape Town pitch. It seems that the South African traffic police has taken a dig at Team India as they posted this on X when the visiting team had lost its last six wickets in just 11 balls without adding any runs on the scoreboard. During this period, the wickets of KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna had fallen. Here is the traffic update from Newlands – Meanwhile, South African traffic police wrote on the Cape Town – Newlands: Extremely Busy between the pitch area and the dressing rooms #SAvIND — TrafficSA (@TrafficSA) January 3, 2024 Let us tell you, South Africa team was all out for 176 runs, and now India needs only 79 runs to win. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against India in Test cricket These 5 Indian batsmen have never been able to score a Test century in South Africa These 10 big records will be broken in international cricket in 2023 7 big pictures of the year 2023 which made headlines 5 bowlers who will take the most wickets in test cricket in the year 2023 5 big cricketers who will retire from international cricket in 2023 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test…

SA v IND: From the captain of South Africa to the coach, everyone is now criticizing the Cape Town pitch.

The second Test match is being played between South Africa and India at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. A total of 23 wickets fell in the first day’s play played yesterday. South Africa and India were all out once each. After this, the African team, which came to bat in the second innings, lost three wickets there too. After the first day’s play, everyone is now talking about the Cape Town pitch. After the match, South African captain Dean Elgar himself talked about this pitch. “This (pitch) generally plays a little slow and as a batsman you can set up and play a good innings,” Elgar said during an interview with Star Sports after the end of the day’s play. But as the session progressed, the pitch got faster.” Meanwhile, South Africa’s batting consultant Ashwell Prince spoke openly about this pitch. Ashwell Prince understands the Cape Town pitch very well and, he too was stunned to see that pitch. He had never seen such bounce and speed on this pitch before. Apart from this, he also talked about the seam movement he was getting from the pitch. Dean Elgar also supported Prince’s comment and he also talked about the bounce being provided by this pitch. They said that, “The bowlers were getting a lot of bounce from the Vinberg End, while the ball bowled from the Kelvin Grove End was coming very fast. This variation in bounce made it even more difficult for the batsmen to score runs here.”

SA v IND: “Did I miss something?” – This tweet of Sachin Tendulkar regarding Cape Town Test is going viral fast.

The second match of the Test series is currently being played between South Africa and India in Cape Town. Yesterday, a total of 23 wickets fell on the first day of the test match, which shocked the entire cricket world. Even the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar himself is surprised after seeing this match. At the same time, through gestures, he has expressed concern about such matches of Test cricket. Tendulkar said that cricket in 24 starts with the fall of 23 wickets in a single day. Which is surprising in itself. Sachin Tendulkar wrote on his official He further wrote, I was in the flight when South Africa was all out. But now when I have come home, the TV is showing that South Africa has lost 3 wickets. What did I miss?” Cricket in ’24 begins with 23 wickets falling in a single day.Unreal! Boarded a flight when South Africa was all out, and now that I’m home, the TV shows South Africa has lost 3 wickets. What did I miss?#SAvIND — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 3, 2024 The game of the first day was like this Let us tell you that South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in this match. Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for India in the first innings and Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar got 2 wickets each. After that, in the second innings, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Berger took 3 wickets each for South Africa. In South Africa’s second innings too, 3 wickets fell by the end of the day, out of which Mukesh Kumar took two and Bumrah took one. In this way, 23 wickets fell on the very first day of the Test match in Cape Town. South Africa, after being bundled out for 55 runs in the first innings, scored 62 runs for three wickets at stumps in the second innings on the opening day of the second and final Test being played in Cape Town on Wednesday, due to which it is still trailing India by 36 runs. . Aiden Markram is playing with 36 runs and David Bedingham is playing with seven runs. The Indian team was reduced to 153 runs in the first innings, on the basis of this innings they got a lead of 98 runs. Earlier, thanks to Mohammed Siraj’s six wickets, India had all out South Africa for 55 runs in the first innings in the first session. Also read: What are Gill and Jaiswal doing in Team India’s Test team?

SA vs IND: The play of the first day of the second test was in the name of the bowlers, a total of 23 wickets fell.

By the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 62 runs after losing three wickets in its second innings. SA vs IND (Pic Source-Twitter) The second test match between South Africa and India has started at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. On the first day of this match, the bowlers of both the teams bowled very well. Let us tell you, a total of 23 wickets fell on the first day of the second test. In this match, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. However, his decision proved to be very wrong and the team was all out for 55 runs in its first innings. For the Indian team, in the first innings, the best fast bowler Mohammad Siraj bowled very well and took 6 wickets for 55 runs in 9 overs. Apart from Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar took two wickets each. For South Africa, only two batsmen crossed the 10-run mark in the first innings. On behalf of the team, David Bedingham scored 12 runs in 17 balls with the help of two fours while Kyle Verreynne scored 15 runs. In reply, the Indian team was all out for 153 runs in its first innings. Let us tell you, at one time the score of the Indian team was 4 wickets for 153 runs. However, after this the Indian team did not score even a single run and lost 6 wickets. In the first innings for the Indian team, Virat Kohli scored 46 runs while team captain Rohit Sharma played an inning of 39 runs. Shubhman Gill scored 36 runs. By the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 62 runs after losing three wickets in its second innings. The fast bowlers of the South African team bowled very well. For the team, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets each. By the end of the first day’s play, South Africa had scored 62 runs after losing three wickets in its second innings. Aiden Markram is batting on 36* runs in 51 balls with the help of 6 fours while David Bedingham has scored 7* runs in 6 balls with the help of 1 four. Even in the second innings, Dean Elgar could not score big and was out after scoring 12 runs. For the Indian team, in the second innings, Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets for 25 runs in 6 overs while Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket. Virat Kohli animated as usual and enjoyed his day out..what a great cricketer he is always pleasing ???#INDvsSA #INDvSA #WTC25 #Siraj #Bumrah #Jaiswal #Burger #Ngidi #Rabada #ViratKohli #Mukesh #RohitSharma #pitch #rahane #DeanElgar pic.twitter.com/8F3Pn3QC54 — DaebakAnkita (@Daebak_Ankita) January 3, 2024 Mohammed Siraj has rubbed the entire South African team! Miya Bhai took 6 wickets and the entire South Africa team was all out for 55!#Siraj #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/g1Q0oNhr6b — Aquib Siddiqui (@AquibZain) January 3, 2024 No Virat Kohli fan passes without liking this ❤️‍🔥 🫠 💉 #INDvsSALEADER VIRAT KOHLI pic.twitter.com/T9xKMqPl3F , (@_12thfail) January 3, 2024 Briiii…

SA vs IND: King Kohli has no ‘Attitude’, bowed in respect and hugged Dean Elgar and gave a wonderful farewell

Dean Elgar lost wickets in the first innings (4 runs) and in the second innings (12 runs). Virat Kohli Dean Elgar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Dean Elgar and Virat Kohli: South Africa and India The second test match between is being played in an exciting manner in Cape Town. South African captain Dean Elgar who is playing the last Test match of his career. In this match, Dean Elgar won the toss and decided to bat. The team was all out for 55 runs in the first innings. Dean Elgar lost wickets in the first innings (4 runs) and in the second innings (12 runs). Dean Elgar could not make the last Test match memorable. Virat Kohli took a brilliant catch and showed Dean Elgar the way to the pavilion. But Virat Kohli also did a special thing, the video of which is going viral on social media. Virat Kohli bowed in respect of Dean Elgar In the 11th over, Virat Kohli caught Dean Elgar off the ball of Mukesh Kumar, and his brilliant career came to an end. After catching the catch, Virat Kohli bowed in respect to Dean Elgar and hugged him. Virat Kohli also prohibited his fellow players from celebrating. The Indian players present in the field were also seen clapping in honor of Dean Elgar and shaking hands with him. Dean Elgar also thanked the fans present in the stadium and proceeded towards the dressing room for the last time. Watch that video here- Virat Kohli was bowing down to Dean Elgar and asked team not to celebrate his wicket because it’s his last test match Innings. You can’t hate this man. pic.twitter.com/5lEZnlAct0 — Sayam Ahmad (@sayam_ahmad_) January 3, 2024 Dean Elgar’s career has been like this Dean Elgar made his Test debut against Australia at the WACA Ground on 30 November 2012. Dean Elgar has scored 5347 runs in 152 innings of 86 matches at an average of 37.65 and strike rate of 47.78. His highest score in test is 199 runs. Whereas Dean Elgar made his ODI debut against England in 2012. He has scored 104 runs in 8 matches at an average of 17.33 and strike rate of 58.76. His highest score in ODI is 42 runs. Talking about the third Test match between South Africa and India, after the first day’s play, South Africa has scored 62 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the second innings. The team is 36 runs behind India. Team India was all out for 153 runs in the first innings. Virat Kohli played the highest innings (46 runs).

SA vs IND: ‘More than what Ash did to you…’- King Kohli gave a sharp reply to Dean Elgar in the field

Virat Kohli was on his way to a good innings for India, but lost the wicket (46 runs). Virat Kohli Dean Elgar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Virat Kohli: India and South Africa The second test match between is being played in an exciting manner in Cape Town. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, South Africa was all out for 55 runs in the first innings due to the magical spell of Mohammed Siraj. Team India which was looking brilliant in the first innings, but then got all out for 153 runs due to the brilliant bowling of Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi. Virat Kohli was heading towards a good innings for India, but lost the wicket (46 runs). Virat Kohli survived a close lbw call during the first innings. After which Virat Kohli gave a sharp reply to South African captain Dean Elgar, the video of which is going viral on social media. Virat Kohli gave a befitting reply to Dean Elgar In the first innings of the second test match, Virat Kohli was looking brilliant from the beginning. Kohli had hit three fours in the first five balls. During the 24th over, Marco Jensen’s ball hit Virat Kohli’s pad. The onfield umpire declared it not out. But then the African captain took a review, there was an umpire call due to which Virat Kohli was saved. After the end of the over, Dean Elgar was seen teasing Kohli and said that he was saved due to a close call. Responding to which Kohli reminded him that this is much more than his (Dean Elgar) controversial lbw call during the third Test between the two teams at the same venue in 2022. Kohli’s voice was captured on the stump mic, saying, ‘This was much better than what Ash (Ashwin) did to you in 2022.’ Virat Kohli survives an umpire’s call. Dean Elgar: “Oh you’ve survived a close one” Virat Kohli: “Oh please this was much higher than what you got from Ash in 2021″😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/fxbHXxm5lQ — MAGNUM (@magnum_vk18) January 3, 2024 Something like this happened in 2022 South Africa needed 212 runs to win the third Test match and series in 2022. South Africa had lost 1 wicket at the score of 70. Ashwin came to bowl in the 23rd over and almost trapped Dean Elgar in his net. The onfield umpire declared out, but then ball tracking revealed that the ball was going over the stump. After which the entire Team India was shocked.