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Indian batting great Virat Kohli showed off his cricketing smarts as he perfectly instructed fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj, leading to Marco Jansen in the second Test against South Africa. Playing at Newlands in Cape Town, the Proteas won the toss and elected bat first but had a deal with a rampant Siraj.
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The Hyderabad speedster picked up his first wicket after dismissing Aiden Markram in the fourth over before cleaning up the South African captain Dean Elgar. Siraj further went on to dismiss Tony de Zorzi and David Bedingham. Bowling against Marcon Jansen, Siraj had two dot balls before Virat Kohli asked his IPL teammate to bowl an outswinger aiming at the first slip. Mohammed Siraj followed these instructions and dismissed Jansen with an outside edge in the keeper's hand.
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Ahead of the Test, Rohit Sharma spoke about how the pitch can offer some movement for the seamers and hence he was happy about not batting first. Speaking at the toss, Sharma said, " We understand the challenge of batting first on that pitch, but nevertheless, there will be enough in the pitch for the seamers, so hopefully we'll cash in on it."
"Important to forget what's happened in the past. We understand the importance of getting runs on the board and getting 20 wickets. Didn't happen in the first game but we're upbeat about what we can achieve here. Two changes. Jadeja comes back for Ashwin. Shardul misses out, and Mukesh Kumar replaces him," he continued.