Epic Caption Of Virat Kohli’s Gift To Keshav Maharaj From A South African Star

After Thursday’s conclusion of the second Test match between South Africa and India at Newlands, Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj received an autographed jersey from captain Virat Kohli. Keshav posted a photo of himself getting the “number 18” jersey from the former India captain on his own Instagram account. The Proteas spinner posted the photo on Instagram with the caption, “One for the Wall, Thank you @virat.kohli,” Dean Elgar received autographed jerseys from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Thursday after the latter’s retirement from international cricket.

Recalling the second Test match, Kyle Verreyne (15) and David Bedingham (12) were the only players to reach double figures as South Africa chose to bat first and was bowled out for only 55 in 23.2 overs.

The top and middle order of the Proteas was demolished by Mohammed Siraj’s explosive 6/15 session, which also included wickets from Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) and Mukesh Kumar (0/2).

India was 153/4 at one point in their first innings thanks to strong scores from Shubman Gill (36 in 55 balls, five fours), Rohit Sharma (39 in 50 balls, seven fours), and Virat Kohli (46 in 59 balls, six fours and a six). However, a three-wicket over from Lungi Ngidi saw India out of the game in 34.5 overs.

For South Africa, Ngidi (3/30), Kagiso Rabada (3/38) and Nandre Burger (3/42) each claimed three wickets.
With Aiden Markram (36*) accounting for much of the scoring, SA concluded the first day at 62/3 later in their second innings. Dean Elgar, the captain, scored 12 runs in his last innings of the Test.

Bumrah took one wicket, while Mukesh took two. The next day, despite a valiant century from Markram (106 in 103 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes), India needed only 79 runs to win thanks to Bumrah’s six-wicket haul (6/61). SA was dismissed for 176 in 36.5 overs.

Siraj and Prasidh Krishna each claimed one wicket, while Mukesh Kumar claimed two. India brought down the score with seven wickets remaining in 12 overs thanks to blows from opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (28) and captain Rohit Sharma (16*).

With a 1-1 result, Siraj was named the “Player of the Match” and both teams split the prize.