Indian captain Virat Kohli has praised the entire team after registering a convincing victory in the first Test match against South Africa. After the opening century of opening batsman Rohit Sharma, with the help of Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, bowling India defeated South Africa by 203 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test match played in Visakhapatnam.

Kohli praised Rohit

Kohli said after the match, ‘The wicket was very good for the first three days. We had a poor session, but when you put 500 runs on the board, you are always ahead. The guest team made a good comeback, yet we had a good lead. Rohit and Mayank batted brilliantly.

Kohli said, ‘The weather here was good and the pitch was also slow. If the fast bowlers think that the spinners can do well on this pitch, then it is not right. He was asked to bowl at short intervals so that he could give his 100 percent.

Jadeja and Ashwin bowled well

India declared their first innings for 502 runs at the loss of seven wickets. South Africa scored 431 runs in their first innings. The Indian team came out with a lead of 71 runs in the second innings and declared 323 for four in the second innings and declared a target of 395 runs to win in front of South Africa.

In response, the South African team was reduced to 191 runs in 63.5 overs. The captain praised the bowlers and said, ‘Jadeja and Ashwin bowled once again. In the second innings, Shami emerged as the main bowler. Everyone contributed to this match. The batting was good, but it was a bit difficult for the bowlers.

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If Virat Kohli wins one more Test win, he will match Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of winning the most for India in the longest format of the game. Kohli can achieve this feat in the Test against the Windies starting on Thursday. Kohli has 26 wins in 46 matches as the captain of the Indian team, while Dhoni has 27 wins in 60 matches.

Kohli first became the captain of the Indian team in the Test. Kohli was given the command of the Test team after Dhoni retired from the Test on Australia tour in 2014.

Under his captaincy, Kohli has led India to victories in Australia, England and New Zealand at his home. However, they lost 1-2 and 1-4 in South Africa and England respectively. Kohli gave India a historic 2–1 victory in the Test in Australia last year, ending a 71-year drought.

The Indian team will now play a Test series in the current West Indies tour. After capturing the tour’s T20 and ODI series 3-0 and 2-0 respectively, Team India also has a chance to clear the Caribbean team in the Test series.

The first Test of the two-Test series will be played from 22 to 26 August at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (North Sound, Antiga). This will be the first match for the two teams under the World Test Championship.

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