India vs South Africa, 1st Test, South Africa tour of India, 2025 - CommentaryIND vs RSA, 1st Test, South Africa tour of India, 2025 - Commentary

South Africa won by 30 runs

South Africa

159

&153

India

189

&93

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Simon Harmer

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India vs South Africa, 1st Test Review ft. Dinesh Karthik & Shaun Pollock

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Maharaj to Siraj, out Caught by Markram!! Two in two for Maharaj and South Africa win by 30 runs! Tossed up ball around off from round the wicket and Siraj gets forward to block. The ball spins to catch the outside edge and Markram crouches low to snaffle it with both hands. Incredible scenes here at the Eden Gardens. Keshav Maharaj goes off on a celebratory run, Bavuma is running and punching the air in delight. Rabada, meanwhile, sprints in to join and congratulate his team-mates. Siraj c Markram b Maharaj 0(1)

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Maharaj to Axar, out Caught by Bavuma!! Maharaj has the last laugh! 86.1kph, slower and wider, Axar gets down to slogsweep but the timing goes awry as the bat turns at the point of impact. The ball goes many a mile in the air and Bavuma runs back from midwicket. He stays side-on, keeps his eyes on the ball and makes a very tough catch look so easy. Brilliant from the South African captain. Axar c Bavuma b Maharaj 26(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

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Harmer to Kuldeep Yadav, out Lbw!! Offbreak from Harmer, lands around middle-leg and spins away past Kuldeep's defensive outside edge to hit him on the back leg. Appeal for lbw and the dreaded finger goes up quickly. Kuldeep reviews it. UltraEdge confirms no outside edge. Three reds on ball-tracking. Plumb! India lose their second review and are tottering at 77/7 (effectively 77/8). Kuldeep Yadav lbw b Harmer 1(13)

hemanth kumar: SA needs three more wickets to officially win. Why was Axar taking a single and giving the strike to KY on the first ball of the over? 'You need to take all the runs on offer'

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Markram to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Harmer!! Edged and taken! Markram removes the set batter. Lovely offbreak from round the wicket. Spins away a bit but Washington gets done in by the bounce. The left-hander lunges forward to defend but the ball takes the outer edge and goes low to the left of the first slip fielder where Harmer takes a sharp catch with both hands. Big moment in this Test match. Washington Sundar c Harmer b Markram 31(92) [4s-2]

Arun NK: Jaddu and the bat behind his pad has been an issue since his debut. He's been out LBW quite a few times because of that.

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Harmer to Jadeja, out Lbw!! 91.5kph, Jadeja has been adjudged lbw and he is in disbelief as he looks at Washington. He decides to review it. Flighted ball from round the wicket and Harmer gets it to dip nicely on the batter. Jadeja has his bat behind the pad and he gets hit on the boot on the half-volley. No bat. Over to ball-tracking and it's three reds! Jadeja failed to squeeze it out. The impact is over 2.5m but it's adjacent to the stumps. Plumb and India burn a review. The partnership looked busy and once again it's Harmer who has provided the key breakthrough. Jadeja lbw b Harmer 18(26) [4s-2]

Yash Kumar Surana: Again! What's the point in providing such pitches for Tests in India? Indian players don't play well against spin nowadays and that's the bitter truth. Haven't we learned anything after NZ series of 0-3 defeat?

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Harmer to Pant, out Caught&Bowled!! This was coming - Pant was all at sea against Harmer and he's chipped a simple return catch now - Excellent variation from Harmer, slowed down the pace at 87 kmph and gets it to drift onto the left-hander - Pant was looking to work it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat a tad too early and offers a simple return catch to the bowler. He was never going to drop those and India find themselves in a big hole now. No Gill, and they've lost half their side as well. They've taken drinks at the fall of the wicket. Pant c and b Harmer 2(13)

Akshay : In South Africa's innings, people were talking about them missing Brevis' intent, but India have got Pant who can change the momentum in a few balls. This match is getting really interesting now.

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Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught by Corbin Bosch!! Oh dear! A rank long hop and Jurel has found deep mid-wicket to perfection - Was dropped short and Jurel's eyes lit up - it was there to be smashed and he was eyeing the deep mid-wicket boundary, but the ball stopped a touch on him and he's through with the shot, catches the cue-end and lobs down Bosch's throat in the deep. A wicket out of nowhere and South Africa are chuffed to bits. India are effectively 33 for 4 now. Dhruv Jurel c Corbin Bosch b Harmer 13(34) [4s-3]

Manish Salun: I love how confident Jurel looks playing. I hope he gets good enough opportunities to prove himself.

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Marco Jansen to Rahul, out Caught by Verreynne!! A snorter from Jansen that jumps off the pitch and takes Rahul by complete surprise! He's gone! Oh this is a dream start from the tall left-hander. Vicious bounce from back of a length, nothing that Rahul could've done to deal with it. Angled in from round the wicket, he tries fending it off in the channel, the outside edge is found high on the bat and Verreynne dives across to his right to complete the grab. India are effectively three down with just one run on the board. Rahul c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 1(6)

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Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, out Caught by Verreynne!! Pin drop silence at the Eden Gardens as Jaiswal goes without a run on the board! After three looseners on the trot, Jansen gets it bang on. Hammers a good length in the channel, nips back in a touch and Jaiswal is rooted to the crease in defence. Takes a feather of an outside edge to the keeper. Jansen knew it immediately and South Africa are up and running. Jaiswal c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 0(4)

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Siraj to Maharaj, out Lbw!! Siraj wraps it up with the perfect yorker and the finger goes up straightaway! Review taken! Speared into the blockhole, hits Maharaj on the boot in front of off and ball-tracking says it's crashing into middle. What an over to clean up the last two wickets. Maharaj lbw b Siraj 0(3)

vivid: Anything above 150 will be tricky for India to chase in 4th innings. Also, not sure how ready Gill is for batting with his stiffed neck. Is he on the field right now? 'Gill will not play any further part in this Test, so India will have only 9 wickets in their second dig'

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Siraj to Harmer, out Bowled!! Terrible misjudgement and the off stump is shattered! Gets broken in half! He was denied by the review earlier but this is as comprehensive as it gets from Siraj. Angled in, nips back a touch and Harmer offers no shot at all. The off stump is an absolute wreck. Harmer b Siraj 7(20)

Chaittanya: Ominous signs for India with the lead swelling gradually. Reminds me of the New Zealand series!

Sujoy: This innings by Temba is a masterclass in batting on a treacherous pitch.

Vaibhav Saina: A Gill less India, with heavy roller being negated by new ball, South Africa can fancy their chances.

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Bumrah to Corbin Bosch, out Bowled!! Bumrah with the magic ball and the stubborn partnership has been broken - Bosch will feel unlucky though, this doesn't bounce a lot and you're always in trouble if the llne is accurate enough - nips back from a length and crashes past Bosch's lazy looking waft, the off-stump takes a beating and India hae their 8th wicket. Handy little knock from Bosch, but his team needed more from him. Corbin Bosch b Bumrah 25(37) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sanjay Kumar Sharma: If SA could set a target of 110 -120 for India it would be a fantastic contest considering the pitch and the kind of attack SA have.

Jadeja embodies the ‘Rockstar’ tag coined by Warne: Dinesh Karthik

India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 2 Review ft. Dinesh Karthik & Shaun Pollock

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Kuldeep Yadav to Marco Jansen, out Caught by Rahul!! There goes Jansen, think it wasd always coming and South Africa are seven down - Was it necessary? The toursists have started to throw their wickets away in gay abandon, but this is an excelent catch from KL, he'd have been blinded by the keeper, but he dives to his left and comes up with a sharp catch. Credit to Pant as well, he implored Kuldeep to go round the wicket and that angle has worked. Was the attempted wrong 'un, went straight on and flicked Jansen's top-edge on the slog-sweep, past Pant and KL does the rest. Marco Jansen c Rahul b Kuldeep Yadav 13(16) [6s-1]

Bharath: People are saying aggression is the way to go but the guy (Bavuma) who has played patiently is still out there and has top scored. Even India's top scorer was Rahul whose strike rate was less than 40. So a good defence is important as well

Navneet Roorkee: Yes Sriram, definitely. SA are missing Brevis' counter-attacking spark. The way he shifted momentum in Pakistan shows how valuable that fearless approach could've been on a pitch like this.

Sriram: Are SA missing the counter attacking approach of Brevis. We have seen how he can change the momentum of a match recently in Pakistan.

Varad C: On a tough turning pitch you cannot just sit back and block. That only gives the bowler more chances. You have to look for runs. When you hit a few boundaries the bowler changes length, the field moves and the game opens up. Positive play is the best way to survive and score.

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Axar to Verreynne, out Bowled!! Oh dear! That's a bad shot and Bavuma immediately turned his head away in dismay - rush of blood and Verreynne has simply tossed his wicket away - simple wicket-to-wicket bowling froim Axar, Verreynne went down onto his knees and then has a wild swoosh, the head goes awry, the feet is nowhere close to the ball and the middle-stump has been rattled. India keep chipping away and keep themselves interested. Verreynne b Axar 9(16) [4s-1]

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Jadeja to Stubbs, out Bowled!! That's an absolute corker, poor Stubbs could've done very little - he looks back in disblief as he walks back to the pavilion - RJ came from slightly wide of the crease, gets it to drift in and then rips past Stubbs's outside edge before hitting the top of off-stump - the right-hander was back in the crease and seemed to have covered the angle, but RJ is just too good, especially in the 2nd innings and this is a massive wicket in the context of the match. Stubbs b Jadeja 5(18)

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Jadeja to de Zorzi, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! De Zorzi comes, de Zorzi goes! Double-strike from Jadeja and South Africa are in trouble at the Eden Gardens. Round the wicket, darted in on a length around middle and leg. He tries to work it from the crease through the on-side but it kicks up on him, takes a bit of glove, then hits the thigh pad and pops up to short leg. de Zorzi c Dhruv Jurel b Jadeja 2(2)

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Jadeja to Mulder, out Caught by Pant!! And just when you say Mulder is looking assured, he gets one that he can do nothing about. Leaps at him off a good length, there's some turn too, and he gloves it to the keeper. Unplayable from Jadeja. Mulder c Pant b Jadeja 11(30) [4s-1]

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Jadeja to Markram, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! A very awkward looking sweep shot from Markram and he's gone! Almost seemed like an afterthought to go for it. Fired in full, he doesn't bend his knees enough, just stands tall and goes across the line. It pops up off the toe-end and Jurel does well to keep his eyes on it. Wasn't a very difficult chance but just to keep his eyes on the ball was important because short-leg fielders generally take evasive action when they see batters sweeping. Markram c Dhruv Jurel b Jadeja 4(23)

Bumrah’s consistency above par than Zaheer, Shami: Shaun Pollock

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Kuldeep Yadav to Rickelton, out Lbw!! Rickelton has been adjudged lbw. He has a chat with Markram and walks off. Kuldeep Yadav strikes in his first over and India remove Rickelton at the stroke of tea. 85.2kph, flighted delivery on a good length, Rickelton stays back to defend expecting the ball to spin. It goes on straight, beats the inside edge and raps him on the front pad adjacent to the stumps. Ball-tracking shows it to be hitting leg. Three reds! Rickelton lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 11(23) [4s-1]

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Harmer to Axar, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! 91kph, extra bounce on this offbreak. Axar makes room to cut and isn't in control of the shot. Gets a fat top-edge and the ball lobs up towards backward point where Jansen gets low to snaffle it safely. Axar c Marco Jansen b Harmer 16(45) [4s-2]

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Marco Jansen to Siraj, out Bowled!! Timber! Short of length ball from round the wicket, holds its line and beats the outside edge of Siraj who looks to defend from the crease. Hits the top of off and Jansen gets his 3rd wicket. Siraj b Marco Jansen 1(9)

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Marco Jansen to Kuldeep Yadav, out Caught by Verreynne!! Kuldeep has been strangled down leg and India continue to lose wickets - short of a good length and angling down leg, Kuldeep was looking to flick and gets a tiny inside edge - Verreynne dives to his right and completes a fine catch. India's lead is only 13 runs and they're left with Axar and the tail. Kuldeep Yadav c Verreynne b Marco Jansen 1(8)

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Harmer to Jadeja, out Lbw!! A massive appeal for LBW - umpire Rod Tucker thinks and then raises the finger - RJ has a chat and decides to review. Is it pad first? If so, this looked pretty OUT - was the slider and RJ was playing for the turn, it's indeed pad first and UltraEdge confirms the same - onto ball-tracking: RJ is already walking back after seeing the first replay, it does confirm three reds and it'll stay OUT. This is excellent bowling from Harmer, he slips in the arm-ball and RJ didn't see it coming, he was lunging forward in defence, but the bat was hidden behind the pad - impact in line and it's smashing into the middle-stump, simple call for the onfield umpire. Jadeja lbw b Harmer 27(45) [4s-3]

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Harmer to Dhruv Jurel, out Caught&Bowled!! A chip back at the bowler and Jurel falls! The umpires confer to check if it's a fair catch - Harmer did look confident though and think Jurel was happy to go as well. Was tossed up around off and Jurel was looking to work it onto the on-side - but it drops in front of the right-hander, he's closed the face of the bat and the leading edge lobs back at the bowler, was dying onto him but Harmer dives forward, gets both hands under it and holds on to a good catch. Dhruv Jurel c and b Harmer 14(14) [4s-3]

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Corbin Bosch to Pant, out Caught by Verreynne!! Balloons off the glove and it's a dolly for the keeper! South Africa fighting back as they now get rid of the dangerous Pant. Bashed into the pitch from round the wicket, it's a short of length delivery angling into the body, and Pant is cramped on the pull shot. Gets rapped on the glove and Verreynne isn't dropping that. Change of bowling works straightaway. Pant c Verreynne b Corbin Bosch 27(24) [4s-2 6s-2]

Sunit: Looks like a 100-run lead should be enough for India to win this match. The pitch seems to be getting very difficult to bat.

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Maharaj to Rahul, out Caught by Markram!! Sharp low catch at slip and Maharaj roars in delight. Has been bowling from the end with less assistance this morning and hasn't caused too many problems. This one, though, turns sharply off a length on off. Rahul hangs back to defend but it catches the edge and goes quickly to slip. The ball was dying on Markram who did so well to snaffle it above the turf. Rahul wasn't sure if the catch was clean. He hung around and the umpires sent it upstairs to confirm. No problems with it whatsoever. Rahul c Markram b Maharaj 39(119) [4s-4 6s-1]

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Harmer to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Markram!! Another ripper and this time the edge is found! Two magical deliveries from Harmer to start his spell today. Very little Washington could've done about them. Missed the first one, edges the second and just stands there looking puzzled. Round the wicket, lands on the perfect spot on a good length, Washington can't smother it on the front foot and the sharp turn ensures he's in no control. Takes the outside edge and carries nicely to slip. Washington Sundar c Markram b Harmer 29(82) [4s-2 6s-1]

Paras Garg: Does the batting team gets to decide heavy or light roller? And has the pitch eased out for batting? 'Yes, at the start of the day and start of an innings. It's not an easy pitch to bat'

Expect India to take a minimum 120-run lead in Kolkata: Dinesh Karthik

India vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 1 Review ft. Dinesh Karthik & Shaun Pollock

Elavarasan Muthukrishnan: Why no Rabada today? Any injury or played Bosch for batting depth? 'Out with a rib injury'

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Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, out Bowled!! There's the wicket Jansen was searching for - Eden Gardens goes silent as Jaiswal drags one back onto his leg-stump - nicely bowled by Jansen, dragged the length back and there wasn't a lot of room on the cut - the left-hander was looking to force it away off the back-foot, gets a thick inside edge and he ends up losing his leg-stump. A forlorn looking Jaiswal drags himself back to the pavilion. Jaiswal b Marco Jansen 12(27) [4s-3]

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Bumrah to Maharaj, out Lbw!! A massive appeal for LBW - umpire Rod Tucker thinks and raises the finger, no review available and South Africa fold out for 159. Five wickets for Bumrah and he's over the moon, gets a big round of applause, plenty of hugs from his team-mates - another searing inswinging yorker, was right at Maharaj's boots - he tried to get his left leg out and then jam it out, but the ball smashes into his toes, in front of middle and leg - was it doing too much? Would it be heading down leg? India don't care, Maharaj can't review and it's all over for South Africa in their first innings with the bat. Maharaj lbw b Bumrah 0(3)

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Bumrah to Harmer, out Bowled!! Just too good for the Number 10 and Bumrah has his 4th wicket - on a good length and jagging back into the right-hander, Harmer was rooted to the crease as he looked to defend, the ball snuck under the bat and crashes into the off-stump. Just a wry smile as Bumrah gets things done in his own style. Harmer will consider himself a tad unlucky, the ball didn't bounce a lot, not that it could've probably saved him. Harmer b Bumrah 5(5) [4s-1]

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Axar to Corbin Bosch, out Lbw!! Big appeal for lbw, umpire Chris Gaffaney takes his time and raises the finger. 92.5kph, Bosch gets slightly forward to defend and misses this non-turner to get hit on the front pad adjacent to the sticks as he's beaten on the inside edge. The fourth ball of this over spun away and that would have been in the back of the batter's mind. Corbin Bosch lbw b Axar 3(23)

Sharath J : SA will be missing Rabada big time. seeing the reverse swing Siraj is extracting

Yuvraj: That Jansen dismissal reminded me of his similar dismissal against Bumrah back in T20 2024 World Cup

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Siraj to Marco Jansen, out Bowled!! Second wicket in the over from Siraj as this one goes through gate. 130.8kph, tailing in off a length, Jansen is half-forward to block and the ball sneaks through the bat-pad gap to hit the top of off-middle. Marco Jansen b Siraj 0(3)

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Siraj to Verreynne, out Lbw!! 136kph, Verreynne has been adjudged lbw. He has a chat with Stubbs and reviews. Bat first or pad first? Nip-backer from Siraj from a good length. The bat is late to come down as it brushes the back pad. The batter was looking to angle it into the off-side. The impact is in front of the stumps. UltraEdge confirms pad first. Over to ball-tracking and that's crashing into the middle-stump. South Africa have now lost all their three reviews. Gill persisted with Siraj and the latter has struck. It's been a much better spell from Siraj. Verreynne lbw b Siraj 16(36) [4s-2]

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Bumrah to de Zorzi, out Lbw!! This has stayed a little low and de Zorzi is given out LBW. Was a celebrappeal from Bumrah who knew it straightaway. He has reviewed it though. Good length ball that cuts in off the seam from round the wicket, stays a little low and de Zorzi is trapped right in the crease after being beaten on the inside edge. Impact is on off and the ball is crashing into middle. Third wicket for Bumrah who has been absolutely superb. de Zorzi lbw b Bumrah 24(55) [4s-1 6s-1]

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Kuldeep Yadav to Mulder, out Lbw!! That's plumb in front as he misses the reverse-sweep. They get together for a chat and Mulder takes the review in the nick of time. Timer was about to run out there. Would've been better for South Africa if the timer had indeed run out because this is crashing into middle as per ball-tracking. Waste of a review. Over the wicket, turning in off a good length, he misses the reverse-sweep and is struck dead in front. There was no doubt about it the moment it hit the pad. Mulder lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 24(51) [4s-3]

Rohit: Strange XI from India, but happy for Washi... a proper Test batsman and can actually offer a lot with both bat and ball

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Kuldeep Yadav to Bavuma, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! Inside edge and the man at backward short-leg grabs the chance with ease - was nicely tossed up and spun back into the right-hander - Bavuma was pressing forward in defence, the ball catches the inside edge and lobs into the hands of Jurel at that position - Kuldeep strikes early and India are slicing through South Africa's top-order. Bavuma c Dhruv Jurel b Kuldeep Yadav 3(11)

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Bumrah to Markram, out Caught by Pant!! Jasprit Bumrah has removed both the South African openers. 137.7kph, extra bounce from a short of length. Markram doesn't expect that. The line is around the fifth stump zone and the right-hander wants to have a feel for it. Hits the shoulder of the bat and Pant dives to his right to pouch it safely. Two absolute beauties from Bumrah to pick the two wickets. Markram c Pant b Bumrah 31(48) [4s-5 6s-1]

GK: As always, Bumrah is holding up one end and other one is flowing like an open gate!

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Bumrah to Rickelton, out Bowled!! Timber! The crowd find their voice. That's a Bumrah special. A wicket against the run of play and India have the breakthrough. 140.7kph, good length ball from round the wicket and it moves ever so lightly off the deck to beat the outside edge of the batter. Rickelton was looking to defend and ended up playing down the wrong line. Rickelton b Bumrah 23(22) [4s-4]

Sriram: Cannot understand the reason behind SA not playing Senuran Muthusamy who can bat and be a useful spinner. 'They've opted for an extra pace bowling all-rounder in Wiaan Mulder'

Sachin Bansal: Sundar at 3 can be a very good long term prospect for Indian Test cricket considering his rock solid technique with a good mix of controlled aggression.

Rajdeep Das: India have entered the match with a well-balanced squad. Execution of plans in the first hour will decide the rhythm of the day.