India v South Africa, 1st Test, Day 3 - South Africa explode

At 161 for 2, the situation was serene and there was hardly any hints of a crazy day of Test cricket. All of a sudden the Indians lost eight wickets for just 39 runs and when South Africa came out to bat to chase 218 runs, they exploded. Yes, there was turn and bounce in the track, but the way some of the batsmen got out, was silly and it will be immature to blame the track. Batting was tough, but not an uphill task on this track when you have players like Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers.

The hero of the day is Ravindra Jadeja. His five-wicket haul earned him the man of the match, but I think, Amit Mishra bowled really well throughout this match. He has been the catalyst in piling up the pressure in my opinion and create the platform for the others to cash in.

Thank You

Faisal Caesar