Is Virat Kohli the new Sachin Tendulkar? There is no easy answer to this question, as hardcore Sachin fans will counter overwhelming stats with the point that he played against much better bowling sides. However like 90s India, Kohli's team also increasingly looks listless when the captain gets out.
And with newcomer Ngidi getting rid of the centurion from first innings with a ball which kept slightly low, Twitter had given its verdict on Tuesday. That it is end of the road for India, even though Pujara is still in the middle and Rohit, Pandya, Ashwin are yet to come. But Mohd Kaif, Harsha Bhogle joined others with the premonition of an impending Indian defeat. India needs 252 runs on Day 5 with 7 wickets in hand. Can the rest of the batting line-up stand up and be counted? We will know soon. But here's how Twitter reacted after Kohli's dismissal.
South Africa coach urges them to go for kill:
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson has urged his side to keep their "game faces" on ahead of day five as they close in on a series victory over top-ranked India in the second test in Pretoria.South Africa set the tourists 287 to win before reducing India to 35 for three at the close on Tuesday, with the huge wicket of in-form Virat Kohli in the bag.
“We are in a good position in the game, it’s been four days of grinding test cricket, so to be a little bit in the ascendancy is a good place to be,” Gibson told SuperSport. “It’s not finished yet, we have to make sure that when we wake up tomorrow morning we have still got our game faces on.” The South African camp have made it known they are unhappy with the uncharacteristic pitch at Centurion Park, having hoped for a seaming wicket to assist their powerful pace attack.
Instead they have a pitch that looks more Pune than Pretoria, though the variable bounce is something their fast bowlers have been able to exploit. “You want a certain type of wicket when you play at home and when you don’t get it you still have to perform. The guys have worked hard, they have toiled a little bit when they have had to,” Gibson said.
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