1st ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa

at Durban, Feb 1 2018

South Africa : 269- 8
FaF 120, Chris Morris 37

Innings break...

6.3
Morkel to Rohit, an ugly hoick at off stump is always going to to rise when it's Morkel bowling, top edge !

Rohit c †de Kock b Morkel 20 (30b 2x4 1x6) SR: 66.66

7.2
Rabada to Kohli, jab outside with an open face but survives as the edge takes Faf's fingertips !

12.2
Morris to Dhawan, inside edge saves the lbw but Kohli tried to steal a single
as the ball rolled pitch side into the off side.

S Dhawan run out 35

When I grow up I want to be Virat Kohli batting in an ODI run chase.

I can't work out where Tahir, Phehlukhwayo and Rabada are trying to get these batsmen out. The field is dictating the bowling. They're waiting for a mistake. If it comes, they'll win. If it doesn't, they won't. That's rather boring.

24th ODI fifty for Rahane. From being designated as a reserve opener to the exploits today at number 4. IND: 190/2 in 35 overs

33 ODI hundreds, second most ever, at the age of 29. 17 more to pass the Tendulkar record. Question isn’t if Kohli breaks that record, it is a matter of when

I guess Kohli can beat the Tendulkar's record. Even Sachin mentioned in past that there are two cricketers who can beat his record and they are Virat and Rohit. So Virat is on the way already.

I was in Rohit's camp all these years : he is just suffering a mild loss of form.
It was in November 2013 that Rohit posted his first double ton
blowing away Australia with 209 off 158 balls
A year later, against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens
he smashed the highest score in ODI history
- 264 off 173 balls !