Since last year’s team, South Africa vs India test series is going on in which India won the first match and then under the captaincy of KL Rahul they lose their second match.
Now the third match is going on in Cape Town under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, where Kagiso Rabada creates man trouble for Indian batsmen.
In this match Captain Kohli enter a special club of 99 where former Captain MS Dhoni was not able to take place, in this aspect Year 2022 is going to be lucky for Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli in South Africa vs India 3rd match
He played a struggling inning of 79 runs in the first innings of the third Test. On the basis of this innings, Team India could reach the score of 200 runs.
Virat Kohli joined the special club of 99 as soon as he scored a half-century. Kohli, playing the 99th Test, scored more than 50 for the 99th time as a captain in international cricket.
So far only 3 captains of the world have reached here. No Indian captain has been able to do this. That is, Kohli is just one step away from doing this feat 100 times.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is on top in this matter. He has done this feat maximum of 129 times.
At the same time, former South African captain Graeme Smith has done this feat 110 times.
Kohli is at number three. Virat Kohli can make this record this month. He has a chance to do so in the second innings of the third Test.
Virat Kohli beat MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly in South Africa vs India 3rd match
In this match of South Africa vs India Kohli make this record and after that, MS Dhoni hold this record as captain he has done this 82 times.
After Dhoni Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin have done this 59-59 times.
Apart from the above ones no other Indian captain has been able to do this 50 times.
Virat Kohli has so far scored 41 centuries and 58 half-centuries in international cricket as a captain.
Performance of Team India in South Africa vs India test match
3rd test match of this test is going on in Cape Town where team India won the toss and elect to bat first, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal come as Opener they both do not play up to marks.
In this match, Pujara make 43 runs, and Kohli Make 79 runs in the first innings of the third and final Test.
No other batsman could reach the 50-run mark. Team India scored 223 runs in the first innings. Kagiso Rabada took 4 wickets.
At the end of the first day’s play, hosts South Africa scored 17 runs for one wicket.
The team is 206 runs behind India on the basis of the first innings and has 9 wickets remaining. The three-match Test series is currently tied at 1-1.