Captain Kohli said special thing in praise of Rohit, told Jadeja-Ashwin best

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After the opening century of opening batsman Rohit Sharma, with the help of Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, bowling India defeated South Africa by 203 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test match played in Visakhapatnam.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has praised the entire team after registering a convincing victory in the first Test match against South Africa. After the opening century of opening batsman Rohit Sharma, with the help of Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, bowling India defeated South Africa by 203 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test match played in Visakhapatnam.

Kohli praised Rohit

Kohli said after the match, ‘The wicket was very good for the first three days. We had a poor session, but when you put 500 runs on the board, you are always ahead. The guest team made a good comeback, yet we had a good lead. Rohit and Mayank batted brilliantly.

Kohli said, ‘The weather here was good and the pitch was also slow. If the fast bowlers think that the spinners can do well on this pitch, then it is not right. He was asked to bowl at short intervals so that he could give his 100 percent.

Jadeja and Ashwin bowled well

India declared their first innings for 502 runs at the loss of seven wickets. South Africa scored 431 runs in their first innings. The Indian team came out with a lead of 71 runs in the second innings and declared 323 for four in the second innings and declared a target of 395 runs to win in front of South Africa.

In response, the South African team was reduced to 191 runs in 63.5 overs. The captain praised the bowlers and said, ‘Jadeja and Ashwin bowled once again. In the second innings, Shami emerged as the main bowler. Everyone contributed to this match. The batting was good, but it was a bit difficult for the bowlers.