Indian batter Virat Kohli won hearts off the field as well during the Test series between Team India and South Africa. The batter entertained the crowd throughout and was the center of the attraction in the entire series.
Virat Kohli had a great outing with the bat and was one of the main reasons why India drew the series against South Africa. The batter played some magnificent innings and bailed his team out of trouble when they were in difficult situations.
While he was class apart in the field, the batter also was at the top of the field. He gave his signed jersey to South African spinner Keshav Maharaj. The Proteas player revealed about the development as he posted a picture with the Indian batter.
Keshav Maharaj thanked Virat Kohli for gifting him his jersey and said that it was a gift for the wall. In the picture that the spinner posted, he can be seen standing with Kohli with the batter’s jersey. On the jersey , it can be seen written: “To Keshav with best wishes.” along with Kohli’s signature at the bottom.
Keshav Maharaj posted the picture with the caption: “One for the Wall, Thank you Virat Kohli.”
Here’s the post:
Keshav Maharaj didn’t get a chance to bowl in the second Test. The match was dominated by the pacers as they took all the wickets. The spinner didn’t play the first game and was expected to make an impact in the second game.
But with the kind of pitch that was there in Cape Town, he wasn’t needed at all. The pitch was a nightmare for the batters but the fast bowlers would’ve enjoyed bowling on the surface, which saw the game ending in just 4 and a half sessions.
It was the shortest Test match in the history of the game as it lasted for just 642 balls. The Day 1 of the game saw as many as 23 wickets falling and all to pacers. South Africa were all out for just 55 runs in their first innings and after that India too had a torrid outing.
The visitors got out for just 153 runs, taking a lead of 98 runs. In the second innings, South Africa came up with a better performance but couldn’t go past 200 runs as they were bundled out for 176 runs, setting India a target of 79 runs.
India albeit lost three wickets in the chase, but they won the game with 7 wickets in hand. With their win, the series ended in a draw and it was the first time since 2010 when India drew the series on Proteas land.
IND vs SA: Virat Kohli presents signed jersey to Dean Elgar
Virat Kohli also hogged the headlines when he presented his signed jersey to Dean Elgar. The Proteas played his last game for South Africa and ended his career as one of the best batters for his team in the longest format of the game.
As the match between India and South Africa ended, Virat Kohli presented his signed jersey to Elagar. Not only this but Proteas batter also got a signed jersey from all the Indian players presented to him by skipper Rohit Sharma.
Dean Elgar ended his career as the eighth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket for South Africa. He mustered 5347 runs from 86 Tests at an impressive average of 37.92. He also scored 14 centuries and 23 fifties in his career.
