Pakistan lost two early wickets before captain Babar Azam steadied the ship with an innings of 79.
Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla hit unbeaten centuries to put South Africa in complete command against India on day two of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion, on Friday.
Skipper Shubman Gill struck a sublime half-century, while off-spinner Washington Sundar returned with tidy figures of 3/15 as India outclassed Zimbabwe by 23 runs.
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Ashwin, who was batting alongside centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal at close, was quite animated during the conversation with Erasmus.
India has never won a Test series in South Africa and the two Test series, which begins on Boxing Day, December 26, at the SuperSport Park cricket stadium in Centurion, is the last frontier to be overcome for Rohit and his contemporaries Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami.
K L Rahul's brave century in India's first innings of the ongoing first Test against South Africa, at Centurion, on Wednesday drew high acclaim from Sunil Gavaskar.
India didn't have "extra fire" in the lost opening Test against South Africa but a "mental shift" turned things around, said KL Rahul after the visitors won the second game to level the two-match rubber in Cape Town.
Virat Kohli advanced four slots to ninth position after scores of 38 and 76 in the first Test against South Africa.
Ahead of India's tour of South Africa, 'Men in Blue' head coach Rahul Dravid asked his side to give a match-winning contribution in the upcoming series.
Centurion Bank Ltd said it hasnt taken any decision on the proposal received from Sabre Capital Worldwide Inc.
Dean Elgar scored his 14th Test century to help South Africa to take an 11-run lead with five wickets in hand on Day 2.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin said India have produced excellent results, especially in Test cricket, around the world in the last few years.
Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill did not forget to mention that they were 15 runs short while batting, as the net run-rate did not witness a quantum leap despite their 35-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Kohli is a massive player, will play major role in Test series: Kallis
'I fear Shardul Thakur will have to wait a while to play his next Test match. They will have to look at his bowling. It is not that he scored 40-50 with the bat either. He might not play a Test match for a while now as India will find other ways of strengthening their batting.'
Eight of South Africa's top cricket stadiums, including Wanderers in Johannesburg, Durban's Kingsmead and Newlands in Cape Town, have been confirmed as venues for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, a News24 report said on Wednesday.
Kaif, Harbhajan, and Zaheer will be in South Africa once again, this time to play in the International Indian Film Academy Charity Cricket match on May 15.
India captain Rohit Sharma said India can take pride in their performance after defeating South Africa inside two days of the 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
Top order India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the two-Test series in South Africa on Saturday, with Abhimanyu Easwaran drafted in as his replacement.
Team India registered their biggest winning margin in the history of Test cricket during the third Test against England at Rajkot on Sunday.
The Centurion Bank expects to come out of the red this fiscal and targets to double its assets to over Rs 7,500 crore (Rs 75 billion) by 2004-05, after the capital infusion of about Rs 219 crore (Rs 2.19 billion) from its strategic partners.
Gavaskar hoped that Gill would find his range sooner than later.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were part of India's Test team till earlier this year, but were left out of the tour to South Africa, the selectors pinning hopes on youngsters Shubman Gill and Yashawi Jaiswal to produce the goods in challenging conditions.
Australian opener Travis Head's participation at next month's World Cup is in doubt after he broke his hand during Friday's one day international against South Africa.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
India inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on South Africa in the one-off Women's Test in Chennai
Injury to Temba Bavuma also thrust Elgar back into the captain's role that was taken away from him last February.
The defeat in the Centurion Test was India's fifth in a row in SENA countries under Head Coach Rahul Dravid.
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
Star India batter Virat Kohli reached another landmark on day one of the first Test match against South Africa in Centurion on Tuesday to become the highest run-getter for India in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2019-2025.
The players were cheered by fans at the airport and obliged supporters with selfies.
Shashank Singh says his ability to pick the bowlers and take the game deep helped him produce the blistering unbeaten 68 off 28 balls which played a big role in Punjab Kings's record-breaking eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Kolkata on Friday.
The Reserve Bank of India has approved the merger of Centurion Bank and Bank of Punjab to be effective from October 2005.
Travis Head returns to boost Australia's World Cup hopes
Accumulating 500 wickets in 218 international appearances, Rabada maintains an average of 24.79
Centurion Bank will come up with a rights issue worth Rs 91 crore (Rs 910 million) on July 23, which would raise its capital base to Rs 288 crore by September end this fiscal.
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