Top 5 Test Knocks By Indian Batters In South Africa

The Indian team is set to face Proteas in the three-match Test series at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from December 26. Indian captain Virat Kohli will direct the Indian team in the Test series while South Africa will be led by Dean Elgar.

Here is a list of some of the top knocks by Indian batsmen in Tests in South Africa:

1) Virat Kohli

India Test captain Virat Kohli has knocked 119 runs off of 181 balls in the opening innings and scored 96 in the second innings of the drawn Johannesburg Test in 2013, this match is also remembered for Pujara’s 153 sensational knock.

2) Cheteshwar Pujara

As we were saying in the 2013 Johannesburg Test, Cheteshwar Pujara saw a track to forge his dominance on the match without being affected by skipper Kohli making a ton and a half-century in the same match. Pujara swam his way to a heroic 153 runs off 270 balls as India pulled the opening game.

3) Sourav Ganguly

At that time amid controversy over him being sacked from captaincy during his rivalry with then-coach Greg Chappell, Sourav Ganguly smashed a pleasing not-out fifty to aid India to win in the Johannesburg Test in 2006.

4) Rahul Dravid

In Johannesburg, in 1997 the third Test finished in a stalemate but it delivered a masterclass in batting from ‘The Wall’ Rahul Dravid in the first innings. The right-hander striking batsman made 148 runs and remained at the playing end for 362 balls and show huge fighting guts against the likes of Allan Donald.

5) VVS Laxman

In the 2nd Test in Durban in 2010, VVS Laxman performed an important inning of 96 runs in the second innings as India beat South Africa by 87 runs.