It will be a day which will etched in the history of Indian cricket forever. Dismissing a team for a double digit figure is a big feat, and India did it in emphatic fashion against South Africa on Day 1 of the second Test. A career-best six-wicket haul from Mohammed Siraj helped India dismiss South Africa for a lowly 55 before the visitors were dismissed for 153.
At Tea, India led the Proteas by 56 runs despite losing the top order. The pitch wasn’t the easiest for batting and the match could end well inside three days if not two. In a straight spell of nine overs, Siraj picked six for 15 as the South African batters made a beeline back to the dug-out, unable to counter the disconcerting bounce and the movement, both inward and outward, that he extracted off the surface.
The Day also saw a moment when South African pacer Nadre Burger tried to intimidate Virat Kohli by attempting to throw the ball at his direction. Virat Kohli smiled back. “Virat Kohli is the wrong man to do your…
