South Africa ended day 3 on 385/8 in reply to India's 502/7d.
The third day of the first Test meant a lot of fielding for Team India as two of their batsmen scored centuries and kept the Indians on the field for the whole day. Rohit Sharma tried to send a message to Harbhajan Singh to come in and bowl as enough rough was created on the pitch.
Dean Elgar (160) and Quinton de Kock (111) battled through some tough times against Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. While the Indians tried everything to get them early, Rohit did something more than bowl a couple of overs.
A video on Twitter shows Rohit Sharma sending a message to Harbhajan Singh, who is in the Hindi commentary team, through the stump mic. He was heard saying, “Bhajju paa aapke liye kaafi rough bann chukka hai, idhar aa jaiye thoda ball daaliye” meaning ‘(Harbhajan Singh) there’s enough rough on the pitch, come here and bowl a few overs’
Here’s the video:
Sounds like @ImRo45 is trying to communicate with @harbhajan_singh via the stump mic. #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/tMSArHJ9iK
— Gav Joshi (@Gampa_cricket) October 4, 2019
South Africa is 385/8 at stumps on Day 3, trailing by 117 runs in the first innings.