Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri took to Twitter and congratulated captain Virat Kohli, coach Rahul Dravid and the entire team India after they defeated South Africa in the first Test of the three-match series in Centurion to go 1-0 up.
Set 305 runs to win the match, South Africa resumed day five on 94/4 and despite a valiant 77 from captain Dean Elgar and 35* from Temba Bavuma, the home side was bundled out for 197 runs as India registered a 113-run win in Centurion Test.
With this India became the first Asian side to win a Test match at Supersport Park. Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah picked three wickets each, while R Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj took two each.
KL Rahul was named the Player of the Match for his 123 in the first innings and Ravi Shastri was all praises for a great team effort that has put India on course for a possible first Test series win in South Africa.
“Wohoo Brisbane, Oval, Lord’s and now Centurion…Congratulations @imVkohli , Rahul Dravid and the entire contingent on becoming the first Asian nation to win at Centurion #BoxingDayTest #TeamIndia,” Shastri tweeted.
Apart from Shastri, India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar also took to twitter and lauded Team India’s performance.
He said: “Superb bowling by an attack that can pick 20 wickets in a Test match anywhere in the world. Congratulations to #TeamIndia on a convincing victory!”
