Virat Kohli slammed a brilliant 135 to help India post 349/8 at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi. In reply, South Africa fell short of the total by 17 runs.
For the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, Nitish Reddy was picked in the Playing XI with Axar Patel being snubbed.
Gautam Gambhir's selection of players for the XI has come into focus, especially after India's struggle in the two-match Test series against South Africa.
Kris Srikkanth was extremely critical of the Eden Gardens pitch after India suffered a 30-run loss against South Africa in the first Test match.
Former cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth did not hide his frustration at head coach Gautam Gambhir after India's first Test defeat to South Africa.
Reports have been doing rounds that RR captain Sanju Samson is set to join CSK ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, while Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran are likely to go the other way as part of the deal.
Former Indian cricket team skipper Kris Srikkanth believes that Sanju Samson has been quite unlucky in the recent past when it comes to constant changes to his batting position.
Rohit Sharma slammed a century in Sydney while Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 74 to recover from his back-to-back ducks in Perth and Adelaide, respectively.
A former chief selector of the Indian cricket team has given a major instruction to the Ajit Agarkar-led BCCI selection committee regarding Rohit Sharma.
After scoring two consecutive ducks, Virat Kohli celebrated his first run in the recent Australia ODI series with a fist pump.