New Delhi: Indian cricket team's star all-rounder Shardul Thakur, an absolute asset to the national team, has been in brilliant form for some time now.
On Day 2 of Ind vs SA 2nd Test in Johannesburg, Shardul emerged as the star of the day. The 30-year-old picked up seven wickets, which included a maiden 5-fer in Tests, helping his team bundle up the hosts to a paltry 229. Shardul's clinical spell restricted South Africa's lead to just 27 runs in the first innings.
Meanwhile, an 'elated' Virat Kohli was caught on camera cheering for Shardul Thakur from the dressing room as the all-rounder hit Marco Jansen for three fours on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against Proteas. Shardul's entertaining cameo came to an end after he scored 28 runs off 24 balls.
When Shardul hammered Jansen for a third boundary, it was then Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli burst out laughing. The video of the entire incident has gone viral on social media.
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Speaking of the Ind vs SA 2nd Test, India vs South Africa 2nd Test of the three-match series is being played in Johannesburg. Team India were bowled out for 266 runs in their second innings on Day 3. South Africa need 240 runs to win the 2nd Test and level the series 1-1.
For India, Cheteshwar Pujara (53) and Hanuma Vihari (40 not out) scored the maximum runs. Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Macro Jensen took 3 wickets apiece for South Africa.