RG Sharma was dismissed for a duck in India’s second innings to provide the 59^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a duck against South Africa.

RG Sharma was dismissed for a first ball duck in India’s second innings to provide the 14^th occasion of an Indian batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings against South Africa.

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 135^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions. It also provides the 62^nd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions.

AM Rahane became the fourth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa. The feats of all the four batsmen are furnished below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Azharuddin	109	52	v South Africa	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
2	R Dravid	148	81	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
3	V Kohli	119	96	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
4	AM Rahane	127	52*	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

MA Azharuddin and AM Rahane are the two Indian batsmen to score a century and a half century in a test against South Africa at home.  The feats of these two  batsmen are furnished below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Azharuddin	109	52	v South Africa	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
2	AM Rahane	127	52*	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in the ongoing fourth test against South Africa at Delhi to provide the 63^rd occasion of an Indian batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test against various oppositions at home. It also provides the 28th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against various oppositions at home. All such occasions are listed below

AM Rahane became the sixth Indian batsman to score a century and a half century in the tests played at Delhi. Others are – CG Borde, DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid, VVS Laxman. Their feats are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	CG Borde	109	96	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Feb 1959
2	DB Vengsarkar	159	63	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983
3	R Dravid	200*	70*	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000
4	VVS Laxman	200*	59*	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008
5	AM Rahane	127	52*	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015

V Kohli scored 83 not out in the second innings of this test to provide the 185^th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against various oppositions. It also provides the 93^rd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty against various oppositions at home.

V Kohli scored 83 not out in the second innings of this test represent his sixth test fifty as captain. It was his second half century. It is interesting to note 83 not out by V Kohli is his first fifty in a test at home.

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out in this test to provide the 100^th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in each innings of a test against South Africa.

AM Rahane scored 127 and 52 not out at the end of the third day in the going test between India and South Africa to provide the 43^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a century and a half century in a test against South Africa.