KL Rahul has made a huge gain of 18 slots to reach 31st position among batters in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings
India pacer Shardul Thakur grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa lost the momentum towards the end of the afternoon session to reach 191 for 7 at tea on day two of the second Test.
Kohli is missing out on the match owing to an upper back spasm
India's stand-in skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Test of the three-match series against South Africa here at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Monday.
In the absence of a strong administration at BCCI, Kohli called the shots and not many seemed to mind it with India performing well across formats though the ICC title eluded them
The Indian Test skipper has played 98 Tests to date
Kohli had kicked up a storm by stating that he was never asked to reconsider leaving T20 captaincy as asserted by BCCI President Sourav Ganguly
For captain Virat Kohli, a Test victory at the Wanderers would reaffirm his status as one of the greatest Indian captains of all time in the traditional format
Virat Kohli was requested by everyone, including BCCI office bearers, to reconsider quitting T20 captaincy before the ICC T20 World Cup, said chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma
India's Test skipper Virat Kohli expressed his happiness after his side clinched their first Test match in Centurion as they defeated South Africa by 113 runs
Kohli says his team will pounce at any opportunity to win a Test match and the win at the Supersport Park against S Africa is a testimony to the "all-round side" it has become in the longest format
Shami picked five wickets in the first innings before completing 200 scalps in the longest format of the game on Tuesday
The manner in which Chopra bossed the field with his 87.58m throw fulfilled the aspirations of a nation that had not seen a track and field Olympic champion in its 74-year old sporting history
Marco Jansen is not an unknown name for the Indian fans
In 2020 also Kohli had failed to reach the triple-figure mark
After day two was washed out, India resumed their innings at 272 for three
While Virat Kohli remains the Test skipper, one of the finest white-ball exponents and star opener, Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the T20 and ODI captain
Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that split captaincy can be a blessing in disguise for both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
It has been a convention that Indian captain addresses the media ahead of the opening Test match of a series but it was Dravid, who took the questions ahead of the 'Boxing Day' Test
The 48-year-old, who took over from Ravi Shastri in November this year, has described his time at the helm as 'hectic and exciting'