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Ajinkya Rahane's 3-Word Post Goes Viral. Internet Points At Its 'Timing'

Ajinkya Rahane uploaded a video on social media from his practice session. In the four-second clip, the right-handed batter could be seen playing a flick shot on a fuller delivery. "No rest days," was the caption of the video. It is interesting to note that the post from Rahane came after the Indian cricket team suffered an embarrassing loss to South Africa in the first Test match in Centurion. The Proteas put a stunning all-round display to hand India an innings and 32-run defeat.

"Intra-Squad Is A Joke": Sunil Gavaskar Rips Into Rohit Sharma-Led Indian Cricket Team

Team India's humiliating 3-day loss in the first Test against South Africa sent shockwaves across the cricketing spectrum. Multiple greats of the game and pundits questioned the team's preapredness for the tour, with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar highlighting the absence of practice matches as one of the biggest reasons behind the result embarrasing result. Gavaskar even called India's intra-squad matches a 'joke' as he lambasted Rohit Sharma and the team management's decision to not play First Class practice matches before the start of the 2-match series.

Watch: MS Dhoni Advises Fan To 'Go To Pakistan For Their Food'. His Reply...

Former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni is an admirer of Pakistani food and in a video that is doing the rounds on social media, he can seen advising a fan to visit Pakistan to try their food. Dhoni has visited the country earlier as part of the India squad and has praised the local cuisine very highly. “You should go to Pakistan once for the food,” he said. However, the other person was not convinced and his reply left Dhoni in splits. "I'm not going there even if you suggest good food. I love food, but I won't go there," the fan responded.

KL Rahul's Reaction To Sunil Gavaskar's 'Top 10 Hundred' Compliment Is Pure Gold

KL Rahul impressed everyone by scoring a gritty century on Day 2 of the first Test match between India and South Africa in Centurion. With wickets falling on the other end, Rahul paced his innings to perfection and ended up taking India to a competitive total in the first innings. Legendary India skipper Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for Rahul and even called the century among "Top 10 in the Indian history of Tests. “Watching cricket for 50 years, I can surely Say this hundred by Rahul is in the Top 10 in the Indian history of Tests,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports.

India vs South Africa: Ex India Star's Dig At "Broadcasters" After KL Rahul's Century

KL Rahul was in tremendous form as he slammed a gritty century on Day 2 of the first Test match between India and South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday. The innings was crucial for India as the visitors kept losing wickets on the other end and it impressed both experts and fans alike. Following the match, during the analysis on his YouTube channel, former India opener Aakash Chopra was all praise for Rahul but said that whether the innings will go down in history as "one of the best" will depend on how much the broadcasters, media and social media play it out in the future.

"Virat Kohli 76, Extras 8...": What Team India's Scorecard Says About Batters' Performance

The Indian cricket team suffered one of its most humiliating defeats in a Test match in recent times, going down to South Africa by an innings and 32 runs in the series opener at Centurion. In the second innings, Virat Kohli emerged as the only batter who managed to fit the rampant Proteas pace attack, scoring 76 runs from 82 balls before being dismissed by Marco Jansen. While Kohli's valiant effort wasn't enough for India to even get South Africa to bat for the second time, what's astonishing is that the sum total of all other batters in the second innings was 47.

Burger emerges as latest South African quick bowling sensation

PRETORIA : Nandre Burger added his name to the conveyor belt of prolific South African quick bowling talent as he took four wickets on Thursday to help his country to an innings and 32 run victory over India in the first test at Centurion.

Ex-India Star's 'Lord Hanuman' Inspired Praise For KL Rahul Wins Internet

Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan lauded KL Rahul's gritty century on Day 2 of the first Test match against South Africa in Centurion with a reference to 'Lord Hanuman'. Rahul was the top performer for India with a brilliant century as wickets kept falling on the other end and he was the main reason why India could reach the respectable total of 245. Pathan took to social media to post a video of Rahul's batting along with the caption - Sankatmochan (the saviour - another name of Lord Hanuman).

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Ajinkya Rahane's 3-Word Post Goes Viral. Internet Points At Its 'Timing'

"Intra-Squad Is A Joke": Sunil Gavaskar Rips Into Rohit Sharma-Led Indian Cricket Team

Watch: MS Dhoni Advises Fan To 'Go To Pakistan For Their Food'. His Reply...

KL Rahul's Reaction To Sunil Gavaskar's 'Top 10 Hundred' Compliment Is Pure Gold

India vs South Africa: Ex India Star's Dig At "Broadcasters" After KL Rahul's Century

"Virat Kohli 76, Extras 8...": What Team India's Scorecard Says About Batters' Performance

Burger emerges as latest South African quick bowling sensation

Ex-India Star's 'Lord Hanuman' Inspired Praise For KL Rahul Wins Internet