DTVHINDIViral Video: This video of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli spread like wildfire on social media, what is special in it?
Virat scored a half-century in the second innings of the Centurion Test. Rohit and Kohli (Photo Source: twitter) The Boxing Day Test match was recently played between South Africa and India at the Super Sports Park in Centurion. In this match, the Indian team had to face defeat by an innings and 32 runs. After this defeat, Team India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa was also shattered. Let us tell you that till date India has not been able to win the Test series in South Africa even once. Along with Team India, cricket fans are also very saddened by the shameful defeat in Centurion. In such a situation, a video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma is going viral on social media, seeing which one can definitely feel happy for a few moments. Let us tell you that the Indian team lost on the third day itself, in the second innings Team India was reduced to just 131 runs, in which Virat Kohli played an inning of 76 runs. Team India lost the last wicket in the form of Virat Kohli and when he was returning to the dressing room, captain Rohit Sharma patted him on the back. When Virat was returning, Rohit Sharma stood up and clapped and appreciated his innings by patting him on the back. Let us tell you that the only half-century from India in the second innings came from the bat of Virat. Watch that video of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma here Rohit Sharma appreciated Virat Kohli 🫶❤️ pic.twitter.com/QGrb0VSRFq — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) December 29, 2023 After the defeat in this Test match, the Indian team has slipped to sixth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. After losing the test match, today ICC also fined Team India 10 percent for slow over rate. The Centurion Test was not at all good for Rohit Sharma as a captain and batsman. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring five runs in the first innings and was out without opening the account in the second innings. India scored 245 runs in the first innings, in reply South Africa scored 408 runs in the first innings. Team India was limited to 131 runs in the second innings. Apart from Virat and Shubman (26), no other batsman could touch double figures. Also read: Good days have come for Sanju Samson…
Players with Most 2000+ International Runs In Calendar Year: Batsmen who have scored 2000+ runs most times in a calendar year
Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: X(Twitter) South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test played at SuperSport Park. Although India lost this match but Indian batsman Virat Kohli managed to achieve another great record. In the second innings, Virat scored 76 runs (12 fours, 1 six) in 82 balls, during which Kohli once again registered his name in the record book. With this half-century, he became the second Indian batsman to score the highest score of 50+ against South Africa in Tests. More importantly, after this innings, he also became the first batsman to cross the 2000-run mark in international cricket in 2023. This year he ended the year with 2’048 runs in just 36 innings, with an impressive average of 66.06. During this period, he scored eight centuries and ten half-centuries and his highest score was 186. This is the seventh time that Kohli has scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year. His place as the first batsman to achieve such a historic feat has been confirmed. Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara had held this record for six years. Sachin Tendulkar and Mahela Jayawardene had scored 2000+ international runs in a calendar year five times each. Virat Kohli has previously passed the 2000-run mark in 2012 (2’186), 2014 (2’286), 2016 (2’595), 2017 (2’818), 2018 (2’735), and 2019 (2’455). Had crossed. This record of his shows the consistency with which he has scored runs in international cricket. Players who have scored 2000+ international runs most times in a calendar year Here is the list of players with 2000+ international runs in most calendar years player Country No. Of Years Virat Kohli India 7 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 6 Sachin Tendulkar India 5 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 5 Players with 2000+ international caps in the year 2023 batsman Run number of innings Shubhman Gill 2,514 52 Virat Kohli 2,048 36 darryl mitchell 1,970 53 Rohit Sharma 1,800 39 Also read: Indian team has suffered two big setbacks after losing the test match in Centurion.
WTC Points Table 2023-25: After losing the Centurion Test, Team India suffered another blow, India fell to fifth position.
Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) India suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 32 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. This defeat not only shattered India’s dream of winning the Test series in South Africa, but also brought down Rohit Sharma’s team from the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India were unbeaten in the 2023-2025 cycle of the WTC before the first Test against the Proteas. The Asian team had won one Test and drawn the other against West Indies in July. Now, they have tasted defeat for the first time and have slipped to fifth place with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points (PCT). Meanwhile, Temba Bavuma & Co. topped the table with 12 points and 100% win percentage. SA v IND: Status of World Test Championship points table of Centurion Test match After South Africa in the points table, Pakistan is at second place with 22 points and 61.11 percentage points in 3 matches. New Zealand is at third position with 12 points and 50 percentage points in 2 matches. After this is Bangladesh. Bangladesh has 12 points and 50 percentage points from 2 matches. The Indian team is at fifth position with 16 points and 44.44 percentage points in 3 test matches. Talking about the first test of the series, on the basis of KL Rahul’s excellent century, Team India managed to score 245 runs in its first innings against South Africa. When the South African team came to bat in the first innings, the pitch was a little easy for batting. Dean Elgar scored a brilliant 185 runs for the African team. South Africa took a huge lead of 163 runs in the first innings. In the second innings too, the performance of the Indian batsmen was very poor and they were out for just 131 runs. Virat Kohli fought single-handedly for the team in the second innings, scoring 76 runs in 82 balls. While Kagiso Rabada performed brilliantly by taking five wickets in the first innings, Nandre Berger stole the limelight. Also read: Khiladi Kumar understands Shikhar Dhawan’s pain
SA v IND: African bowlers got more help than Indian bowlers – former cricketer told the main reason for the defeat
In the Centurion Test, India lost by an innings and 32 runs. RSA v IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Team India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the South African fast bowlers got more help from the Centurion pitch than the Indian bowlers. Explaining the reason behind this, he said that African bowlers are taller than Indian bowlers due to which they got more help and bounce from the pitch. The African team defeated the visiting team by an innings and 32 runs on the third day of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday, 28 December. They bowled out Rohit Sharma and company for 245 and 131 runs in their two innings. On the other hand, Indian bowlers were seen struggling against the African batsmen and due to this South Africa scored a huge score of 408 runs. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement after losing the test match against South Africa Reviewing the match in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra claimed that the relatively short Indian bowlers could not take advantage of the conditions. He said, “There was a lot of help (for the bowlers) on this Centurion pitch. Some balls went up, the way Dean Elgar got out on the ball of Shardul Thakur or the way Yashasvi Jaiswal got out on the ball of Nandre Berger.” The former Indian opener further said, “Since their fast bowlers are tall, they take full advantage of the conditions, which our bowlers are not able to do. Our bowlers are a little weak. He is not as tall and does not get as much help from the pitch. Which benefits the opposing team.” Let us tell you that, Jasprit Bumrah (4/69) and Mohammed Siraj (2/91), these were the two bowlers who put pressure on the African batsmen to some extent. Whereas Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna together took only two wickets and gave a total of 194 runs in 39 overs. Also read: ACB announces 18-man squad for T20I series against UAE
SA v IND: Team India is missing that one player a lot – Dinesh Karthik’s big statement
Mohammed Shami had performed brilliantly in the World Cup 2023. Dinesh Karthik Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Twitter) Team India’s wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik said that the Indian team is missing the injured Mohammed Shami in the ongoing Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. 33-year-old fast bowler Shami was the highest wicket-taker in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He was rested for the series against Australia and South Africa. It was expected that Shami would play an important role in the two-match Test series against the Proteas, but due to an ankle injury, he was ruled out of this series as well. On the second day of the Boxing Day Test, India scored 245 runs thanks to a brilliant century from KL Rahul, after which the hosts ended the day with a score of 256/5. Dinesh Karthik gave a big statement regarding Mohammed Shami Speaking to Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said, “He (Mohammed Shami) has grown in stature as a bowler and leader of the fast bowling group. He is an able lieutenant of Jasprit Bumrah. You want to bowl with a straight seam on a pitch like this. I promise you that, if he had played, he would have definitely got some wickets. The Indian team is really missing him. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj took two wickets each for India. On his Test debut, Prasidh Krishna gave 61 runs in 15 overs and took one wicket. Seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur could not take a single wicket giving 57 runs in 12 overs. Karthik felt that Prasidh and Shardul did not provide enough support to Bumrah and Siraj on the second day. Karthik further said, “Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna were going close to 118 runs in their 27 overs. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj gave only 111 runs in their 31 overs. Siraj was a bit expensive, especially in the last spell as he bowled some brilliant balls. You could see that whenever he was on the field you felt that he could get you a wicket or two. Whereas with Shardul or Prasidh, you have to wait for the batsman to make a mistake.” Also read: Former cricketers criticized Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
‘Bangladesh batted well but we are still ahead’ Keshav Maharaj after the end of the third day’s play
