Rohit, Kohli and a transition phase for India's batting
Sanjay Manjrekar analyses the prospects on offer with a big tour to Australia later in the year
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
55 & 176 -
![India]( "India")
153 & 80/3 (12 ov)
Player of the Match
03/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 3-4 2024
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
55 & 176 -
![India]( "India")
153 & 80/3 (12 ov)
Player of the Match
Should India have been brave with their bowling selection in the 1st Test?
Sanjay Manjrekar on Shardul Thakur's place in the side following Mukesh Kumar's impact
Manjrekar: No malice intended in pitches for this series
Sanjay Manjrekar on the discussion surrounding the pitches used
Manjrekar: Respect for 'great man' Kohli has grown immensely
Sanjay Manjrekar showers praise on the batter's stand out innings
Manjrekar on India: Won't fault the batters too much, but KL a bit of a worry
Sanjay Manjrekar on India's capitulation in the first innings
SA vs India: The shortest completed Test ever
It was also only the third instance of a winning side scoring no fifties but a losing side scoring a hundred
SA vs India - The shortest completed Test ever
It was also only the third instance of a winning side scoring no fifties but a losing side scoring a hundred
Rohit: Any total to get on that pitch was 'challenging'
The India captain summarises the massive India victory that was completed in 107 overs
Rohit: I want to see how the ICC rates pitches
The India captain was vocal about his thoughts on how pitches are rated in different parts of the world
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWas the India-South Africa Test in Cape Town really the shortest of all time?
And has any team had a worse collapse than India did in their first innings?
Newlands Test pitch receives 'unsatisfactory' rating
Venue also picks up demerit point after hosting the shortest result Test in history
Australia replace India as No. 1 Test team in ICC rankings
This ends India's reign as the top team across all three formats
What is a bad pitch?
The track at Newlands, and the cricket it produced, was like something from the 1800s, leading to mayhem in the middle and exaggeration in the analysis
SA bemoan 'sad state' of Newlands 'slug-fest': 'All ethics and values of Test cricket go out the window'
A "phenomenal" Markram stood out with his attacking instincts, but South Africa had little else going for them on a track which was "as difficult as it gets"
