Watch: South Africa Pacer Tries To Scare Virat Kohli. Sunil Gavaskar's Reaction Is Gold
It will be a day which will etched in the history of Indian cricket forever. Dismissing a team for a double digit figure is a big feat, and India did it in emphatic fashion against South Africa on Day 1 of the second Test. A career-best six-wicket haul from Mohammed Siraj helped India dismiss South Africa for a lowly 55 before the visitors were dismissed for 153.
At Tea, India led the Proteas by 56 runs despite losing the top order. The pitch wasn't the easiest for batting and the match could end well inside three days if not two. In a straight spell of nine overs, Siraj picked six for 15 as the South African batters made a beeline back to the dug-out, unable to counter the disconcerting bounce and the movement, both inward and outward, that he extracted off the surface.
The Day also saw a moment when South African pacer Nadre Burger tried to intimidate Virat Kohli by attempting to throw the ball at his direction. Virat Kohli smiled back. "Virat Kohli is the wrong man to do your aggression," said Sunil Gavaskar during commentary.
No Burger, Not to Him
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Sunil Gavaskar said "Virat Kohli is the wrong man to do your aggression". [Star Sports] pic.twitter.com/e52UnHA8no
It was also South Africa's lowest total in Test cricket since their readmission into international cricket in 1991.
However the Indian batters also didn't fare any better against the awkward angle and steep bounce generated by the new Proteas left-arm speedster Nandre Burger (3/42).
Rohit Sharma (39 off 50 balls) and Shubman Gill (36 off 55 balls) hit a dozen of boundaries between them but talented duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) and Shreyas Iyer (0), from the famed “Khadoos School of Mumbai Cricket” didn't trouble the