Adding another feather to his cap, Virat Kohli on Wednesday surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become India's highest run-getter in ODI cricket away from home during the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa at Boland Park, here.
Pacer Kagiso Rabada has been rested and will not play in the upcoming ODI series against India, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed on Tuesday, hours before the first match in Paarl.
KL Rahul is all set to make his debut as the Indian captain in white-ball cricket in absence of Rohit Sharma while Virat Kohli comes back in the ODI set-up after taking a break from the last limited-over series.
The ICC match referee Andy Pycroft is learnt to have cautioned the Indian players for their on-field behavior but no action was taken for their outburst against the host broadcaster SuperSport.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar credited his team for the brilliant performance that helped his side beat India in the third Test and with that a series win that is yet to sink in.
Virat Kohli conceded that the South Africans were deserving winners of the series but reserved huge praise for his bowlers who failed to deliver on the fourth morning of the third Test in Cape Town.
Kohli pointed out batting collapses as one of the main reasons in losing the series in South Africa.
Dean Elgar got a reprieve on Thursday during the third day's play of the Cape Town Test that sparked a huge debate on Twitter regarding using of technology for leg-before decisions.
South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi on Thursday said the Indian team's reactions to the DRS call which saved captain Dean Elgar showed their frustration and them being under pressure.
Cape Town, 3rd Test, Kohli vs Elgar Spat: India captain Virat Kohli took a sarcastic jibe at his opposite number Dean Elgar that was caught on stump mic in the last session of the third day’s play of the series-deciding third Test match played at Newlands, Cape Town. With the match evenly poised and India...