The prolific Sanju Samson and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal returned to the side for the T20 Internationals
With rain showing no signs of abating, umpires decided to call off the play for the day
The right-handed batsman broke the 71-year-old record previously held by Bradman. The legendary cricketer had an average of 98.22 at home soil in Test Cricket.
Mayank Agarwal also consolidated his place in the side with a double century and a ton, easing India's long time opening woes
Bad light stopped play on the second day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa on Sunday
This decision is taken by the Trivendra Singh Rawat government after seeing the ill effects on the health of people habitual of chewing tobacco and nicotine-based products
While Rohit scored his third hundred of the series, reaching the three-figure mark with a six, Rahane brought up another fifty as the score read 205/3 at Tea
After sitting out of the playing XI in India tour of the Indies, Rohit was asked to open the batting with Mayank Agarwal as India started their home stretch in the World Test Championship
A fan dodged the stadium security and came close to Rohit Sharma, who was standing at the slips on the third day of the match.
The South African bowlers hit better lengths during the first session, especially Rabada (1/26 in 10 overs), who got first Test hero Rohit (14 off 35 balls)
At close of play, the Proteas were 11/1 in their second innings with last innings's centurion Dean Elgar trapped in front by Ravindra Jadeja for just two
The former Indian cricketer Sidhu had hit eight sixes in a match against Sri Lanka in Lucknow
The match between Board President's XI and South Africa is the only practice match ahead of the series between Proteas and India
Kohli surpassed Rohit during the second T20 international when he smashed an unbeaten 72 as India took a 1-0 lead in the series by registering a facile seven-wicket victory in Mohali
Kohli now has 2,441 runs from 66 innings to Rohit's 2,434 from 89 innings
India's first Test against South Africa will start in Visakhapatnam on October 2, while the second and third games will be held in Pune (October 10-14) and Ranchi (October 19-23) respectively.
Sharma has only 5-6 active endorsement deals-Adidas, Hublot, CEAT, among the major brands. In contrast, Captain Virat Kohli has 24
India ODI vice-captain Rohit has been in sublime form of late but despite being in the squad, he sat out of the two-Test series in the West Indies
Rohit was not picked for the first Test with Rahane and Vihari doing well in the series opener, it is unlikely he will feature in the second and final Test
Akhtar said it was important that he should also be given a chance in the XI to go out and grab his opportunity