South African opener Dean Elgar came out with 12 runs in his last Test innings. Elgar was caught by Virat Kohli at slips off the bowling of Indian pacer Mukesh Kumar during South Africa’s second innings in the second Test played in Cape Town. This was the last time Elgar batted in Test cricket for South Africa after a successful 12-year career.

Dean Elgar shared a warm hug with the Indian players, including Mohammed Siraj, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Apart from this, he also received a standing ovation from the dressing rooms of both sides as he raised his bat towards the Newlands crowd who stood and applauded after his wonderful international career with South Africa.

Following his dismissal, Kohli bowed to the Proteas great and asked his teammates not to celebrate the wicket. Kohli also shared a hug with Elgar and the video of the moment has gone viral on social media.

Watch: Indian players share warm hugs with Dean Elgar

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Dean Elgar played 185 runs in the first Test between the two teams and was the Player of the Match for Centurion. Elgar’s knock helped South Africa score 408 runs in the first innings of the first Test, which also put them in a dominant position to win the match. India faced a 32-innings, 32-run defeat after finishing on 131 runs in the second innings of the first Test.

Dean Elgar has played a total of 86 Test matches for South Africa and has scored 5347 runs at an average of 37.92. Elgar also slammed 14 centuries followed by 23 half-centuries. His highest career score in the Test was 199 runs.

Dean Elgar is one of the most underrated South African batsmen and is not given more importance than he deserves. Elgar is hugely important in shaping South African cricket, as are AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn.

Coming back to the second test match, the Indian team scored 153 runs in response to South Africa’s first innings score of 55 runs. Indian batsman Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer in his innings and scored 48 runs. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill also scored 39 and 36 runs respectively, while no other Indian batsman could cross single digits.

Winning the toss and batting first proved to be a nightmare for South Africa as they were restricted to just 55 runs in their first innings. Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was to blame for South Africa’s destruction and finished the innings with figures of 6/15 in nine overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Mukesh Kumar picked up 2 wickets each.

Team India has never won a Test match at Sahara Park Newlands and has been playing at that ground since 1993. India has played a total of six Tests at the venue, two of which resulted in draws, while all four India lost the rest. equipment.

The Indian team has the best chance to put the Proteas on the back foot in their second innings and win the match to level the series at 1-1. They will also close the South African tour with a victory.

The Indian team will take on Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, while England will be waiting for them in India in a five-match Test series starting January 25, 2024.