Highlights: India vs Proteas (1st Test, Day 1)
The Proteas collapsed from 57-0 to 159 all out at Eden Gardens on Friday.
The Proteas collapsed from 57-0 to 159 all out at Eden Gardens on Friday.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah claimed a five-wicket haul as India took the opening day honours in the first Test against the Proteas.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah claimed a five-wicket haul as India bowled out South Africa for 159 on day one of the first Test.
Follow the first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Former Proteas captain Dean Elgar has tipped India to beat South Africa 2-0 in the upcoming two-Test series.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the world champions are battle-ready to achieve their long-cherished ambition of winning a Test series in India.
India captain Shubman Gill says fast bowlers could play a key role in the opening Test against South Africa, although spinners usually have the final say in home conditions.
Steve Smith believes England may have picked the wrong bowlers for the Ashes.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says the Test world champions are “quietly confident” about rewriting history in India.
Play in the second Test between India and South Africa in Guwahati will start at 9am (5:30am SA time), with tea before lunch.
Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj doesn’t believe Indian pitches will turn as much as those in Pakistan.
Shubman Gill’s India will look to extend their Test domination at home when a two-match series begins against the world champion Proteas on Friday in Kolkata.
Pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has been cleared to continue his preparations for the first Ashes Test against England.
Captain Ben Stokes denies England are undercooked for the Ashes series after a chorus of criticism led by legends Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott.
Ryan Rickelton says the Proteas are determined to prove their critics wrong when they face India in a two-Test series starting on Friday.