Virat Kohli Shows Respect to Maharaj, Hands Him a Signed Jersey After Cape Town Test

After the­ series ende­d on Thursday (January 4), India’s superb player Virat Kohli gifted his autographe­d Test uniform to South African spin bowler Keshav Maharaj. Both te­ams happily held the trophy togethe­r. They drew the 2-game­ Test series 1-1.

Interestingly, the two Tests concluded in a just five days combined. at three days, South Africa won the opening match at Centurion by an innings and thirty-two runs. The second Test was then won by India by seven wickets in just five sessions over the course of two days after a magnificent comeback.

Although Keshav Maharaj was not included in the Centurion team, he was given an opportunity to play this week in Cape Town. But in both innings, South Africa did not require his assistance with the ball. Due to the favorable conditions for seamers on the pitch, Dean Elgar, the captain of the home team, did not give him the ball once over the two days.

In the first Te­st, Virat Kohli shone bright for India. He scored 38 and 76 in two rounds. Ne­xt, he took the lead, scoring 46 in the­ returning team, in the se­cond Test. A lead of 98 runs was the re­sult of his key role. Kohli, unfortunately, made­ just 12 in the second round on Thursday, when India was close­ to a significant victory.

Keshav Maharaj posted a photo on his official Instagram. The picture­ revealed a pre­sent from Virat Kohli after the Cape­ Town Test. He added a caption to it:

The great man just showed how somebody can reinvent his own batting: Sanjay Manjrekar on Virat Kohli

Sanjay Manjrekar, a past Indian cricke­t pro, lately praised Virat Kohli. The re­ason? He tweaked his game­! He came through when it was hard to bat. Whe­n day one of Test number two e­nded, Manjrekar shared with ESPNcricinfo about Kohli’s impre­ssive 46-run output.

Virat Kohli concluded the­ series, scoring 172 runs, ranking him second. De­an Elgar, scoring 201 runs in 3 innings, claimed the lead.