Virat Kohli Magic! Alters Bail And Wicket Follows For India vs South Africa In 1st Test

27.12.2023 - 14:20 sports.ndtv.com

India toiled hard to break the South African defence on the second day of the first Test in Centurion. After KL Rahul's classy ton guided India to 245, wickets were hard to come by for the visitors.

After Mohammed Siraj dismissed Aiden Markram early on, Dena Elgar and Tony de Zorzi struck a great stand. From 11/1 they took South Africa to 104 before the second wicket fell.

Jasprit Bumrah got the wickets of de Zorzi and Keegan Petersen in quick succession. One image that has gone viral on social media is that of Viral Kohli changing the bails in between overs.

And two balls later, de Zorzi fell to Bumrah. Two balls before the dismissal of Tony ---- Virat Kohli changed the bails other way around and luck came with the wicket by a brilliant ball by Boom.

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With just one wicket to go and three reviews remaining, the Indian cricket team decided to make use of their resources, although knowing that the result was unlikely to come in their favour. Mohammed Siraj hit South Africa's Nandre Burger high on the right right, on Day 2 of the second Test at Cape Town, but the umpire had little interest in rewarding Team India's appeal. However, realising that India have three DRS calls to spare, Rohit contemplated going for a review, after a brief discussion with teammates, but eventually decided against taking it.

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