-Vinay Kumar
Today is the first day of the second test match between India and South Africa at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Indian Test team captain Virat Kohli is out of this match due to back pain.
In his place, in this series, the Vice Captain of the Test team and the team’s opener KL Rahul is taking command in the second match. It is worth noting that just before the start of this match, BCCI informed that the regular captain of the team Virat Kohli is not attending this match due to back pain.
Significantly, due to not playing in the Johannesburg Test, the regular captain of the Indian Test team, Virat Kohli will now have to wait for the next two Test matches of his career to make a special record. History is witness that Virat Kohli has played 98 matches in his international test cricket so far.
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Had captain Virat Kohli taken part in the ongoing second and third Test matches against South Africa, he would have become the 11th cricketer to play 100 Test matches. History tells that, at present, he is the 12th player to play the most Test matches. Currently at number 11 is former captain Mohammad Azharuddin. Azharuddin played a total of 99 Test matches in his Test career.
Virat Kohli has scored 7854 runs in 166 innings of 98 Test matches played so far at an average of 50.3. In which 27 centuries and 27 half-centuries are also included with his bat. Virat Kohli’s best score in Test cricket has been 254 not out.
Significantly, in the second match of this latest Test series, all-rounder Hanuma Vihari has been included in the absence of captain Virat Kohli.