V Kohli of India scored 254 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa at Pune to post his ninth score of 150 plus runs while leading India. He now owns the record of most 150 plus scores by a captain in the history of Test Cricket. He went past DG Bradman of Australia who had scored eight scores of 150 plus runs while leading Australia.

V KOHLI OF INDIA

No	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	200	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
2	211	1	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	167	1	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
4	235	2	v England	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
5	204	1	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
6	213	2	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	24 Nov 2017
7	243	1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	02 Dec 2017
8	153	2	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
9	254*	1	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019

DG BRADMAN  OF AUSTRALIA

No	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	270	3	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
2	212	3	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937
3	169	1	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937
4	187	1	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946
5	234	2	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946
6	185	1	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947
7	201	1	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948
8	173*	4	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948

V Kohli of India became the 17^th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 50 tests. He achieved this distinction when he led India in the ongoing Test at Pune against South Africa. The following table lists all the captains with their performance as at the end of the first day of the ongoing Test at Pune between India and South Africa – that is 10.10.19. He also became the second Indian captain to earn such a distinction after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has led India in 60 Tests

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	GC Smith	SAF	2003-2014	109	193	12	8659	277	47.83	25	36	10
2	AR Border	Aus	1984-1994	93	154	24	6623	205	50.94	15	36	7
3	SP Fleming	NZl	1997-2006	80	135	8	5156	274*	40.59	8	31	13
4	RT Ponting	Aus	2004-2010	77	140	13	6542	209	51.51	19	35	7
5	CH Lloyd	Win	1974-1985	74	111	9	5233	242*	51.30	14	27	3
6	MS Dhoni	Ind	2008-2014	60	96	11	3454	224	40.63	5	24	8
7	AN Cook	Eng	2010-2016	59	111	7	4844	263	46.57	12	24	3
8	SR Waugh	Aus	1999-2004	57	83	12	3714	199	52.30	15	10	6
9	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pak	2010-2017	56	99	17	4214	135	51.39	8	35	5
10	A Ranatunga	Srl	1989-1999	56	92	6	3118	131	36.25	2	22	6
11	MA Atherton	Eng	1993-2001	54	98	4	3815	185*	40.58	8	22	8
12	WJ Cronje	SAF	1994-2000	53	84	6	2833	126	36.32	3	21	8
13	MP Vaughan	Eng	2003-2008	51	94	6	3170	166	36.02	9	13	5
14	V Kohli	Ind	2014-2019	50	83	6	4765	243	61.88	18	13	5
15	IVA Richards	Win	1980-1991	50	74	6	3068	146	45.11	6	23	4
16	AJ Strauss	Eng	2006-2012	50	85	3	3343	169	40.76	9	14	6
17	MA Taylor	Aus	1994-1999	50	89	7	3250	334*	39.63	7	16	4

Mohammed Azharuddin is locked in a three-way contest for president’s post of the Hyderabad Cricket Association

Mohammed Azharuddin’s wristy and silken on-side shots mesmerised cricket connoisseurs. Now the 56-year-old former India captain is contesting for the president’s post for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), for which elections will be held on September 27 (Friday).

Azharuddin, who was exonerated by the Andhra High Court in a match-fixing case on November 8, 2012, is widely believed to be the front-runner in a three-way contest. Initially, as many as 12 candidates filed the nomination for the top HCA post, but only three are now left in the fray after nine persons either withdrew voluntarily or their candidature was rejected by the electoral officer. However, it may not be a cakewalk for Azharuddin, after all. (CRICKET NEWS)

The middle-order batsman, who played 433 international matches, including 99 Tests, wasn’t allowed to contest for the same post at the 2017 elections by the then  returning officer K. Rajiv Reddy who had claimed that the BCCI hadn’t exonerated Azharuddin formally rescinded the life ban on him, even after the Andhra High Court giving him a clean chit. Azharuddin says his decision was biased. This time, the electoral officer, a different one though, allowed him to contest. Now, Azharuddin is upbeat about his prospects against K Dilip Kumar, a former cricketer and coach, and businessman Prakashchand Jain, also an ex-Chairman of the HCA Ad-hoc Committee (November 2016-March 2017), his opponents. Azharuddin has a full-fledged team which is contesting for all six posts.

Excerpts

In the last election Hyderabad Cricket Association in 2017, your nomination for the president’s post was rejected as, it was alleged, that the BCCI had not lifted the match-fixing-related ban. Now the wheel seems to have turned full circle`

They had rejected it due to favoritism and illegally because the new BCCI constitution says that state elections should be conducted by an election commissioner and in 2017 it was an advocate commissioner [K. Rajiv Reddy]. They got an order from a lower court and appointed their own person and he did whatever he was told to. There was no way he could reject my candidature because I had been exonerated by the Andhra High Court. They made a grave mistake. That’s why they [his opponents and elected HCA office-bearers] fell on their faces because they did all the wrong things. When the beginning is wrong, the end will also be wrong. Had I contested would have won. Cricket and everything else suffered during these three years. It is shameful that there was not a single Hyderabad IPL team [SunRisers Hyderabad in the 2019 tournament] while the other IPL teams had three to four local players.

This time, how did you convince the HCA electorate that you were the right choice for the HCA president’s post?

I think everybody knew what was happening in the last three years. After they won the illegal elections in 2017, the president [politician G. Vivekanand] and the secretary [T. Seshnarayan] fought and then the president had a conflict of interest and was disqualified by the Ombudsman [Retd Justice L. Narasimha Reddy]. He then went to the Andhra High Court, and the court also disqualified him. He again put his candidature this time [and it was rejected by the electoral officer]. It is the height of desperation.

My question was what all you did to convince the voters?

I just spoke to people and everybody wanted me to come. Last time also their response was very positive but then things went wrong. If you ask me what three things that I would do if elected, I would say: ‘cricket, cricket, cricket – the most important thing’. I need to build the game of cricket, then the districts, and look after the clubs/institutions, and look after the secretaries because I received a lot of inputs from them. Their input is most important. Secretaries’ and HCA members’ job is not just to come and watch and vote; I want everybody to get involved.

Are you satisfied with the process that is underway for HCA elections?

Yes. Election Commissioner Mr. VA Sampath is a very experienced person.

How much of your experience of being a former Member of Parliament help in the HCA elections?

It does help a lot. Talking to people and convincing them to get votes etc will help. My being in politics for the last 10 years will definitely help. Both are different elections, but there is a similarity.

Are you surprised with the kind of support you are getting this time?

No, I am not surprised. Hyderabad always supported me. I am talking about cricketing circles. I am getting a lot of respect and support from the people.

Clubs are the backbone of Hyderabad cricket. How did you particularly convince them that you were the ideal person to lead the HCA?

People know that things were not going right for the last three years or so. They want somebody who can lead them from the front; somebody who can have a say in the BCCI; to set things right; get the funds; more international matches to host; and, more good players to come out of Hyderabad. Just by becoming president and sitting in the chair is not important; you have to work.

What were the factors that encouraged you to contest this time, and where did that confidence come from?

I have always been very confident. A sportsman is always confident, whether he wins or loses. Winning and losing is part of life. I am not worried about what is going to happen ahead. I just want to cleanse the game of cricket in Hyderabad; it has suffered a lot in the last two-three years. Many young boys and girls are very talented, but they have lost out on time.

What is your agenda?

I’ve not circulated any written agenda as such; I’ve told people that if you pick me I will be there for cricket and for the welfare of everybody – institutions, club secretaries etc. everybody has to be respected. I also want to do something for the districts because that’s where the real talent comes from. To improve cricket should be the sole agenda of everyone.

Do you feel that it would be easy to fulfil those promises, if you become president?

Fortunately or unfortunately, without holding a position you cannot work. Even if you are a Member of Parliament, or MLA, or a counselor, you can’t do anything unless you sit there. So, without a position, I can’t say to anyone ‘do this and do that’. They could ask me: ‘Who are you? Have you been elected? What authority do you have?’ Unfortunately, these things are like that. If I am in a position to do it, I will do it.

About five-six years ago, there were murmurs that Azharuddin might contest HCA elections but some people claimed then that you were not in touch with Hyderabad cricket. Is that true?

Even if I was not in touch with cricket, I knew more about it. What did the people who were in touch and running the game do? Why did it [cricket administration] come to this situation? I know more about cricket than anybody else, earlier and now as well. I have more information than anybody else. When I found out that things were not going on well, as a player who had represented Hyderabad it was my duty to ensure that the talented players go up right till the end. I know what difficulties the boys are facing. There is no dearth of funds; they have to be utilised in the correct way – in the development of cricket and the welfare of cricketers.

Are your panel members in consonance with your agenda?

We have a team that will work together. We are fighting as a group, for the posts of vice-president, secretary, joint secretary, treasurer, and counselor. Let us see what happens.

Some people are saying while you may be on a firm footing for the HCA president’s post, but your panel members for the various may not be as strongly placed. Do you agree?

No. How can I agree, please tell me? How can I say my panel members are not on a firm footing? Whoever is saying that you should him what they [the opposition] are doing. What have they done for the game of cricket to talk like that? I don’t have any answer to people who are only talking and blabbering.

It’s a hypothetical question. Just in case you win but your panel members lose, how would you implement your agenda?

You have to implement the agenda because everybody has to work in tandem. When you get elected, when you become Prime Minister of India, you are not the Prime Minister for a party; you are for all the people; and everybody has to fall in line. In HCA case, this ‘line’ is for the betterment of the game. You are elected to work; not to fool around and not to do things that are not good for the association.

Some people who were not on the same page with you till some time ago are now supporting you. How did this turnaround come?

Everybody is supporting me. I don’t know who these people are. I do give a lot of respect to people and I get more respect. It’s about respect; it’s about understanding; it’s about how you talk to people. It is also about what your agenda is. Everybody wants to do something for cricket because in the three years everybody has suffered. You can’t recover the past; you’ve to work for the future. It’s very important.

There are inquires going on against some former HCA office-bearers for financial irregularities in the construction of the international stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. They are now supporting you. Are you comfortable with that?

Inquiries are happening, but you are not guilty unless you are proven guilty. So many inquiries happen, and I don’t know about them. As I said, I can’t live in the past. If they are cricketers and supporting me, I am happy.

Now that you are contesting for HCA president’s post, does that mean you are at the moment not interested in going to the BCCI, for which elections are scheduled in October?

I don’t know about that. It’s too early for me to say anything. My main focus is to win this HCA election. Only after that can I think about other things. I first really want to do something for Hyderabad. I’ll see other things later. That is far too ahead; I don’t know what the future holds.

Are your parents and family supporting you?

Yes, they are happy that I am doing something for the game.

This article was published in Outllook Web prior to HCA Elections. As of now, Mohammad Azharuddin has been elected as President of Hyderabad Cricket Association

V Kohli has led India in 49 tests. He would be leading India in the 50th test in the second test against South Africa at Pune scheduled to start from 10th of this month. He would become the second captain to lead India in 50 plus tests after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has led India in 60 tests, He also would become the 17th captain to lead a team in 50 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

Prior to the start of the second test at Pune, SC Ganguly and V Kohli have led India In 49 Tests.  The following table lists the performance of these three captains – MS Dhoni, SC Ganguly, and V Kohli.

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	%W	%L
MS Dhoni	2008-2014	60	27	18	0	15	1.50	45.00	30.00
SC Ganguly	2000-2005	49	21	13	0	15	1.61	42.85	26.53
V Kohli	2014-2019	49	29	10	0	10	2.90	59.18	20.40

India has won most tests under V Kohli – 29 Tests.  One more Test win would fetch V Kohli his 30th win. If he wins one more test, he would then become the sixth captain in the annals of test cricket to win 30 plus tests. The following table lists the other five Test captains who have won 30 plus Tests

No	Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	%W	%L
1	GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2003-2014	109	53	29	0	27	1.82	48.62	26.60
2	RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	77	48	16	0	13	3.00	62.33	20.77
3	SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	57	41	9	0	7	4.55	71.92	15.78
4	CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1985	74	36	12	0	26	3.00	48.64	16.21
5	AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	93	32	22	1	38	1.45	34.40	23.65

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V Kohli has an aggregate of 6800 test runs prior to the start of the second test and requires 200 runs to reach 7000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh Indian batsman to total 7000 plus test runs. Others are –  SR Tendulkar {15921}, R Dravid {13265}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {8781},V Sehwag {8503} and S Ganguly {7212}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 3156 test runs at home prior to the start of the second test and requires 344 runs to reach 3500 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the eighth Indian batsman to total 3500 plus test runs at home. Others are –  SR Tendulkar {7216}, R Dravid {5598}, SM Gavaskar {5067}, V Sehwag {4656}, VVS Laxman {3767}, DB Vengsarkar {3725} and GR Viswanath {3502}

CA Pujara has scored seven centuries at home in India’s winning tests prior to the start of the second test. One more century would fetch him his eighth century in India’s winning tests at home. If he gets it, he would then become the fourth Indian batsman to score eight or more centuries in India’s winning tests at home. Others are – SR Tendulkar {11}, R Dravid {08} and V Kohli {08)

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home in India’s winning tests prior to the start of the second test. One more century would fetch him his ninth century in India’s winning tests at home. If he gets it, he would then become the second Indian batsman to score nine or more centuries in India’s winning tests at home after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar has scored eleven centuries.

V Kohli has scored 24 fifties in India’s winning tests prior to the start of the second test and require one more fifty which would fetch him 25 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the fifth Indian batsman to score 25 or more fifties in India’s winning tests. Others are – SR Tendulkar {44}, R Dravid {38}, VVS Laxman {30} and CA Pujara {28}

V Kohli has scored 47 fifties in his test career prior to the start of the second test and require three more fifties which would fetch him 50 fifties. If he gets these, he would join the following seven Indian batsmen who have scored 50 fifties in their test career – SR Tendulkar {119}, R Dravid {99}, SM Gavaskar {79}, VVS Laxman {73},V Sehwag {54}, DB Vengsarkar {52} and SC Ganguly {51}

V Kohli has led India in 49 tests. He would be leading India in 50th test in this test at Pune. He would become the second captain to lead India in 50 plus tests after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has led India in 60 tests, He also would become the 17th captain to lead a team in 50 plus tests in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli has an aggregate of 4702 runs while leading India prior to the start of this series. He requires 298 runs more for his 5000 runs. If he gets them, he would become the first Indian captain to total 5000 runs

V Kohli has an aggregate of 4702 runs while leading India prior to the start of this series. He requires 298 runs more for his 5000 runs. If he gets them, he would become the sixth captain to total 5000 runs in the annals of test cricket. Others are – GC Smith {8659}, AR Border {6623}, RT Ponting {6542}, CH Lloyd {5233} and SP Fleming {5156}

V Kohli has scored 18 centuries while leading India prior to the start of the second test. One more century would fetch him 19 centuries and he would share the second place with RT Ponting for most centuries by a captain in the annals of test cricket. RT Ponting has also scored 19 centuries while skippering Australia. GC Smith of South Africa owns the record for most centuries by a captain in tests with 25 centuries to his credit.

V Kohli has scored 18 centuries while leading India prior to the start of the second test. Two more centuries would fetch him 20 centuries and he would become the second captain to score 20 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket. GC Smith of South Africa is the other captain to score 25 centuries and owns the record for most centuries by a captain in tests.

V Kohli would become India’s highest run getter as captain at home if he scores 130 runs. He has an aggregate of 2297 runs prior to start of the second test. 130 more runs would fetch him an aggregate of 2427 runs. He would go past SM Gavaskar’s 2426 runs to own the record of highest run getter as captain at home

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2297 runs as captain at home prior to start of the second test. 203 more runs would fetch him an aggregate of 2500 runs. He would   then become the first Indian captain to total 2500 runs at home. He would also become the seventh captain to total 2500 plus runs at home in the annals of test cricket. Others are – RT Ponting {3555}, AR Border {3448}, GC Smith {3380}, GS Chappell {2948}, GA Gooch {2820} and BC Lara {2743}

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the second test. One more century would fetch him his ninth century at home and he would share the Indian record for most century by a captain with SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored nine centuries at home as captain. Other captains to score exact nine centuries at home are – DG Bradman {09}, MJ Clarke {09}, GA Gooch {09}, DPMD Jayawardene {09} and BC Lara {09}

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the second test. Two more centuries would fetch him his tenth century at home and he would become the first Indian captain to score ten centuries at home. He would also become the fourth captain in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more centuries at home. Others are – RT Ponting {11}, GS Chappell {10} and SPD Smith {10}.

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the second test. Two more centuries would fetch him his tenth century at home and he would become the first captain other than Australians to score ten centuries at home.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 809 runs against South Africa prior to the start of the second test. He needs 191 more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the fourth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1741}, V Sehwag {1306} and R Dravid {1252}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 537 runs against South Africa as captain in eight tests  prior to the start of the second test. He needs 17 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of 553 runs by SR Tendulkar. If he gets them in this test, he would achieve the double distinction of captaining India in most tests against South Africa and also own the record for most runs by an Indian captain against South Africa, This test would be the ninth test as captain against South Africa for V Kohli. He would go past SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni who  have led India in eight tests against South Africa.

V Kohli is yet to register a century against South Africa at home. His highest score is 88 in the second innings of the Delhi Test in Dec 2015.

AM Rahane has pouched 10 catches against South Africa at home. Three more catches would fetch him 13 catches and with it the record for most catches by an Indian fieldsman against South Africa at home. He would go past R Dravid who presently holds the record with 12 catches to his credit.

V Kohli has pouched seven catches against South Africa prior to the start of the second test. Three more catches would fetch him ten catches. If he pouches two catches, he would then become the tenth Indian fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches against South Africa.  Others are – R Dravid {21}, VVS Laxman {18}, M Azharuddin {13}, SR Tendulkar {13}, AM Rahane {12}, V Sehwag {12}, W Jaffer {10}, CA Pujara {10} and M Vijay {10}

RA Jadeja has pouched eight catches against South Africa prior to the start of the second test. Two more catches would fetch him ten catches. If he pouches two catches, he would then become the tenth Indian fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches against South Africa.  Others are – R Dravid {21}, VVS Laxman {18}, M Azharuddin {13}, SR Tendulkar {13}, AM Rahane {12}, V Sehwag {12}, W Jaffer {10}, CA Pujara {10} and M Vijay {10}

RA Jadeja and I Sharma have captured five or more wickets in an innings on nine occasions. One more five wickets haul would fetch them ten five wickets hauls. They would then become the eleventh and twelfth Indian bowler to capture ten or more five wickets hauls. Others are – A Kumble {35}, R Ashwin {26}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, Kapil Dev {23}, BS Chandrashekar {16}, BS Bedi {14}, SP Gupte {12}. Z Khan {11}, EAS Prasanna {10} and J Srinath {10}

RA Jadeja has captured five or more wickets in an innings on nine occasions. One more five wickets haul would fetch them ten five wickets hauls. He would then become eighth Indian spin bowler to capture ten or more five wickets hauls. Others are – A Kumble {35}, R Ashwin {26}, Harbhajan Singh {25}, BS Chandrashekar {16}, BS Bedi {14}, SP Gupte {12} and EAS Prasanna {10}

I Sharma has captured five or more wickets in an innings on nine occasions. One more five wickets haul would fetch him ten five wickets hauls. He would then become the fourth Indian pace bowler to capture ten or more five wickets hauls. Others are Kapil Dev {23}, Z Khan {11}, and J Srinath {10}

F du Plessis has an aggregate of 3676 runs in his test career prior to the start of the test series. He requires 324 more runs for his 4000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the ninth South African batsman to total 4000 plus runs. Others are – JH Kallis {13206}, HM Amla {9282}, GC Smith {9253}, AB de Villiers {8765}, G Kirsten {7289}, HH Gibbs {6167}, MV Boucher {5498} and DJ Cullinan {4554}

F du Plessis has an aggregate of 1994 runs in his test career as South African captain prior to the start of the test series. He requires six more runs for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the third South African captain to total 4000 plus runs. Others are – GC Smith {8647} and WJ Cronje {2833}

K Rabada has captured nine five wicket hauls in his test career prior to the start of the second test.  One more haul would fetch him his tenth five wicket haul and with it he would become the seventh South African bowler to capture ten or more five wicket hauls. Others are – DW Steyn {26}, AA Donald {20}, M Ntini {18}, SM Pollock {16}, HD Tayfield {14} and VD Philander {13}

VD Philander has captured thirteen five wicket hauls in his test career prior to the start of the second test.  Two more hauls would fetch him his fifteenth five wicket haul and with it he would become the fourth South African bowler to capture fifteen or more five wicket hauls. Others are – DW Steyn {26}, AA Donald {20}, M Ntini {18} and SM Pollock {16}

VD Philander has captured 72 wickets in his test career on away soil prior to the start of the second test.  Three more wickets would fetch him 75 wickets with it he would become the ninth South African bowler to capture 75 plus wickets on away soil. The following table lists the other eight bowlers who have captured 75 plus wickets on away soil.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	5	10
1	SM Pollock	1997-2006	49	93	12000	4778	186	25.68	07	0
2	DW Steyn	2006-2018	37	64	7198	3975	164	24.23	10	2
3	AA Donald	1992-2002	34	61	7551	3513	153	22.96	08	1
4	M Morkel	2008-2017	41	72	7835	4161	146	28.50	03	0
5	M Ntini	1998-2009	48	87	9568	5256	141	37.27	06	2
6	JH Kallis	1997-2012	73	117	9561	4277	125	34.21	03	0
7	HJ Tayfield	1952-1960	17	27	5947	2027	78	25.98	06	1
8	PR Adams	1996-2004	26	44	5066	2494	77	32.38	04	1

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needs one more wicket for his 100 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the 17th South African bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in Tests. The following table lists the other sixteen South African bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in Tests

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Ave	5	10
1	DW Steyn	2004-2019	93	171	18608	10077	439	22.95	26	5
2	SM Pollock	1995-2008	108	202	24353	9733	421	23.11	16	1
3	M Ntini	1998-2009	101	190	20834	11242	390	28.82	18	4
4	AA Donald	1992-2002	72	129	15519	7344	330	22.25	20	3
5	M Morkel	2006-2018	86	160	16498	8550	309	27.66	8	0
6	JH Kallis	1995-2013	165	270	20172	9497	291	32.63	5	0
7	VD Philander	2011-2019	59	111	10624	4721	216	21.85	13	2
8	K Rabada	2015-2019	38	71	7052	3940	177	22.25	9	4
9	HJ Tayfield	1949-1960	37	61	13568	4405	170	25.91	14	2
10	PR Adams	1995-2004	45	76	8850	4405	134	32.87	4	1
11	TL Goddard	1955-1970	41	75	11736	3226	123	26.22	5	0
12	A Nel	2001-2008	36	69	7630	3919	123	31.86	3	1
13	PM Pollock	1961-1970	28	52	6522	2806	116	24.18	9	1
14	NAT Adcock	1953-1962	26	46	6391	2195	104	21.10	5	0
15	PL Harris	2007-2011	37	63	8809	3901	103	37.87	3	0
16	N Boje	2000-2006	43	72	8620	4265	100	42.65	3	0

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needs one more wicket for his 100 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the 191st bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in the annals of Test cricket.

Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets on 346 occasions prior to the start of the second test. Four more  such hauls would  fetch 350 five wicket hauls, India  would then become the  third team in the annals of test  cricket to have 350 plus  five wicket hauls. Others are – England {679} and Australia {621}

Bishen Singh Bedi of India was the first bowler in annals of test cricket to capture five-plus wickets in the fourth innings of a Test on five occasions. His performance is listed below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai (BS)	25 Sep 1969
2	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	4	v England	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
3	BS Bedi	33.0	18	27	5	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai	10 Nov 1976
4	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
5	BS Bedi	30.2	6	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977

As on date there are nine bowlers who have captured five plus wickets in the fourth innings of a Test on five or more occasions. The following table lists all these nine bowlers. HMRKB Herath of Sri Lanka leads the table in this category of statistics with twelve occasions.

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
1	BS Bedi	Ind	1967-1979	26	23	2837	868	060	6/42	14.46	05
2	Wasim Akram	Pak	1985-2001	31	29	2956	1278	059	5/43	21.66	05
3	SK Warne	Aus	1992-2006	60	53	7309	3194	138	8/71	23.14	07
4	A Kumble	Ind	1992-2008	37	35	4873	2105	094	10/74	22.39	05
5	M Muralitharan	Srl	1993-2009	37	35	5301	2228	106	8/46	21.01	07
6	GD McGrath	Aus	1993-2006	54	53	5139	2008	103	8/24	19.49	05
7	HMRKB Herath	Srl	2004-2018	41	40	5004	2080	115	8/63	18.08	12
8	DW Steyn	SAF	2004-2019	28	26	2538	1324	052	5/33	25.46	05
9	R Ashwin	Ind	2012-2019	22	20	2988	1251	065	7/59	19.24	06

Mohammad Shami of India captured five for 35 in the fourth innings of the Vizag Test against South Africa to provide the 33^rd occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a Test. All such occasions are  tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JM Patel	25.4	7	55	5	4	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
2	BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai (BS)	25 Sep 1969
3	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	4	v England	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
4	BS Bedi	33.0	18	27	5	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai	10 Nov 1976
5	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
6	KD Ghavri	15.0	6	33	5	4	v England	Mumbai	11 Feb 1977
7	BS Bedi	30.2×8	6	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
8	BS Chandrasekhar	20.0×8	3	52	6	4	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
9	N Kapil Dev	16.4	4	28	5	4	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
10	N Kapil Dev	13.2	0	70	5	4	v England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981
11	S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	4	v England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981
12	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
13	ND Hirwani	30.0	10	59	6	4	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
14	J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
15	A Kumble	26.3	9	74	10	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
16	Harbhajan Singh	30.3	8	73	6	4	v Australia	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
17	Harbhajan Singh	10.5	2	29	5	4	v Australia	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
18	A Kumble	38.0	16	63	7	4	v Pakistan	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
19	A Kumble	34.3	9	89	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
20	A Kumble	22.4	3	78	6	4	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
21	A Kumble	14.0	2	60	5	4	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
22	I Sharma	23.0	6	74	7	4	v England	Lord’s	17 Jul 2014
23	R Ashwin	16.0	6	42	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
24	RA Jadeja	11.5	4	21	5	4	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
25	R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
26	R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
27	R Ashwin	35.3	5	132	6	4	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
28	R Ashwin	13.5	2	59	7	4	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
29	R Ashwin	12.4	4	41	6	4	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
30	Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
31	JJ Bumrah	29.0	8	85	5	4	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
32	JJ Bumrah	8.0	4	07	5	4	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
33	Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	4	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings  of a Test against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	4	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
2	RA Jadeja	11.5	4	21	5	4	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
3	R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
4	R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
5	Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
6	Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	4	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

R Ashwin and Mohammad Shami are the two Indian bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a Test against South Africa on two occasions.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
2	R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
1	Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
2	Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	4	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

R Ashwin {06}, A Kumble {05}, BS Bedi {05},  Harbhajan Singh {02}, JJ Bumrah {02}, Mohammad Shami {02}, N Kapil Dev {02} and ND Hirwani {02} are the eight Indian bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a Test on two or more occasions. The following table lists the performance of these eight bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Ashwin	16.0	6	42	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
2	R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
3	R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	R Ashwin	35.3	5	132	6	4	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
5	R Ashwin	13.5	2	59	7	4	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
6	R Ashwin	12.4	4	41	6	4	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
1	A Kumble	26.3	9	74	10	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
2	A Kumble	38.0	16	63	7	4	v Pakistan	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
3	A Kumble	34.3	9	89	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
4	A Kumble	22.4	3	78	6	4	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
5	A Kumble	14.0	2	60	5	4	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
1	BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai (BS)	25 Sep 1969
2	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	4	v England	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
3	BS Bedi	33.0	18	27	5	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai	10 Nov 1976
4	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
5	BS Bedi	30.2	6	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
1	Harbhajan Singh	30.3	8	73	6	4	v Australia	Kolkata	11 Mar 2001
2	Harbhajan Singh	10.5	2	29	5	4	v Australia	Mumbai	03 Nov 2004
1	JJ Bumrah	29.0	8	85	5	4	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	8.0	4	7	5	4	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
1	Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
2	Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	4	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
1	N Kapil Dev	16.4	4	28	5	4	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
2	N Kapil Dev	13.2	0	70	5	4	v England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981
1	ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	4	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
2	ND Hirwani	30.0	10	59	6	4	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988

JJ Bumrah {02}, Mohammad Shami {02} and N Kapil Dev {02}are the two Indian pace bowlers to capture five or more wickets in the fourth innings of a Test on two occasions. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Bumrah	29.0	6	8	85	5	4	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
2	JJ Bumrah	8.0	6	4	7	5	4	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
1	Mohammed Shami	12.3	6	2	28	5	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018
2	Mohammed Shami	10.5	6	2	35	5	4	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
1	N Kapil Dev	16.4	6	4	28	5	4	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981
2	N Kapil Dev	13.2	6	0	70	5	4	v England	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981

MA Agarwal scored 215 against South Africa in the recently concluded test against South Africa to provide the 45th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a first appearance century against a specific opposition. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	FI	SI	Oppn	Venue	Season
1	Amarnath L	Ind	38	118	Eng	Mum-Gym	1933	34
2	Adhikari HR	Ind	114*	29*	Win	Delhi	1948	49
3	Mushtaq Ali	Ind	54	106	Win	Kolkata	1948	49
4	Shodhan DH	Ind	110	DNB	Pak	Kolkata	1952	53
5	Umrigar PR	Ind	223	DNB	NZl	Hyd-LBS	1955	56
6	Manjrekar VL	Ind	118	DNB	NZl	Hyd-LBS	1955	56
7	Kripal Singh AG	Ind	100*	DNB	NZl	Hyd-LBS	1955	56
8	Baig AA	Ind	26	112	Eng	Old Trafford	1959
9	Hanumant Singh	Ind	105	23	Eng	Delhi	1963	64
10	Pataudi MAK	Ind	128*	1	Aus	Chennai	1964	65
11	Viswanath GR	Ind	0	137	Aus	Kanpur	1969	70
12	Gavaskar SM	Ind	119	14	NZl	Mum-WS	1976	77
13	Gavaskar SM	Ind	3	113	Aus	Brisbane	1977	78
14	Viswanath GR	Ind	145	DNB	Pak	Faisalabad	1978	79
15	Gavaskar SM	Ind	155	4*	Srl	Chepauk	1982	83
16	Patil SM	Ind	114*	46	Srl	Chepauk	1982	83
17	Azharuddin M	Ind	110	DNB	Eng	Kolkata	1984	85
18	Sidhu NS	Ind	116	43*	NZl	Bangalore	1988	89
19	Manjrekar SV	Ind	3	113*	Pak	Karachi	1989	90
20	Amre PK	Ind	103	DNB	SAF	Kingsmead	1992	93
21	Manjrekar SV	Ind	104	DNB	Zim	Harare	1992	93
22	Kambli VG	Ind	227	DNB	Zim	Delhi	1992	93
23	Mongia NR	Ind	152	0	Aus	Delhi	1996	97
24	Ganguly SC	Ind	131	DNB	Eng	Lord’s	1996
25	Ramesh S	Ind	143	30	Srl	Col-SSC	1998	99
26	Dravid RS	Ind	118	44	Zim	Harare	1998	99
27	Dravid RS	Ind	1	144	NZl	Mohali	1999	00
28	Dasgupta D	Ind	100	0*	Eng	Mohali	2001	02
29	Sehwag V	Ind	105	31	SAF	Bloemfontein	2001	02
30	Bangar SB	Ind	100*	DNB	Zim	Nagpur	2001	02
31	Agarkar AB	Ind	2	109*	Eng	Lord’s	2002
32	Sehwag V	Ind	147	DNB	Win	Mum-WS	2002	03
34	Sehwag V	Ind	309	DNB	Pak	Multan	2003	04
35	Raina SK	Ind	120	DNB	Srl	Col-SSC	2010
36	Pujara CA	Ind	159	DNB	NZl	Hyd-RGS	2012
37	Pujara CA	Ind	206*	41*	Eng	Ahmedabad-M	2012	13
38	Dhawan	Ind	187	DNB	Aus	Mohali	2012	13
39	Sharma RG	Ind	177	DNB	Win	Kolkata	2013
40	Vijay M	Ind	146	52	Eng	Nottingham	2014
41	Dhawan S	Ind	134	28	Srl	Galle	2015
42	Pujara CA	Ind	145*	0	Srl	Col-SSC	2015
43	Vijay M	Ind	105	DNB	Afg	Bengaluru	2018
44	Dhawan S	Ind	107	DNB	Afg	Bengaluru	2018
45	Agarwal MA	Ind	215	7	SAF	Vizag	2019	20

MA Agarwal became the third Indian batsman to score a first appearance century against South Africa after Amre PK and Sehwag V. The following table lists these three batsmen.

No	Player	Team	FI	SI	Oppn	Venue	Season
1	Amre PK	Ind	103	DNB	SAF	Kingsmead	1992	93
2	Sehwag V	Ind	105	31	SAF	Bloemfontein	2001	02
3	Agarwal MA	Ind	215	7	SAF	Vizag	2019	20

MA Agarwal became the fifth Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition.  The following table lists these five batsmen

No	Player	Team	FI	SI	Oppn	Venue	Season
1	Sehwag V	Ind	309	DNB	Pak	Multan	2003	04
2	Kambli VG	Ind	227	DNB	Zim	Delhi	1992	93
3	Umrigar PR	Ind	223	DNB	NZl	Hyd-LBS	1955	56
4	Agarwal MA	Ind	215	7	SAF	Vizag	2019	20
5	Pujara CA	Ind	206*	41*	Eng	Ahmedabad-M	2012	13

Q de Kock scored 111 and zero in this test. He became the second batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a Nelson and a zero in a Test. The other batsman to score a Nelson and a zero in a Test is India’s MH Mankad. MH Mankad had scored 111 and zero against Australia at Brisbane in Feb 1948. Thus Q de Kock emulated MH Mankad after a gap of 71 years 08 months

CA Pujara has scored 2499 runs in 27 tests at home which Ind has won prior to the start of the series. One more test win would fetch him 28 tests and one more run would fetch him 2500 runs. India won this test and he scored 87 runs in this test which game him an aggregate of 2586 runs. He became third Indian batsman to achieve the double of 25 test wins and 2500 runs at home. Other two batsmen are – SR Tendulkar – 3929 runs in 52 winning tests and R Dravid – 2838 runs in 32 winning tests

R Ashwin has captured 342 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the series and required eight more wickets for his 350 wickets. He captured exact eight wickets in this test which fetched him 350 wickets. He became the fourth Indn bowler to capture 350 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, Kapil Dev {434] and Harbhajan Singh {417}

R Ashwin has captured 342 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the series and required eight more wickets for his 350 wickets. He captured exact eight wickets in this test which fetched him 350 wickets. He became the 25th bowler to capture 350 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket.

India won this test by 203 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of India winning a test by  200 plus runs margin on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	280 runs	v SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
5	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
6	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
7	India	won	246 runs	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
7	India	won	216 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
9	India	won	212 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
10	India	won	208 runs	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
11	India	won	203 runs	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

India won this test by 203 runs to provide the third occasion of India winning a test by 200 plus runs margin on home soil against South Africa  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
3	India	won	203 runs	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

Ind won this test by 203 runs to provide the second occasion of Ind winning a test by 200 plus runs margin  at Visakhapatnam. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	246 runs	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
2	India	won	203 runs	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019

Ind won this test by 203 runs to provide the 21st occasion of India winning a test by 200 plus runs margin.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi0	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	318 runs	v West Indies	North Sound	22 Aug 2019
5	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
6	India	won	280 runs	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
7	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
8	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
9	India	won	272 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
10	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
11	India	won	257 runs	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Aug 2019
12	India	won	255 runs	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
13	India	won	246 runs	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
14	India	won	237 runs	v West Indies	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
15	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
16	India	won	222 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
17	India	won	216 runs	v New Zealand	Chennai	26 Nov 1976
18	India	won	212 runs	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
19	India	won	208 runs	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
20	India	won	203 runs	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
21	India	won	203 runs	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018

India posted a total of 502 for 7 and declared to provide the third occasion of India posting a team total in excess of 500 plus  runs in an innings. The other two occasions are listed below

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Ground	Match Date
1	India	643/6d	153.0	2	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
2	India	627	155.1	2	Chennai	26 Mar 2008

India won this test by 203 runs to provide the sixth occasion of India winning a test against South Africa by runs margin. The other five occasions are tabulated below

No	Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
1	India	337 runs	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	280 runs	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
3	India	124 runs	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
4	India	123 runs	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
5	India	108 runs	Mohali	05 Nov 2015

At the end of this test, Indian batsmen have scored 31 centuries against South Africa, while South African batsmen have scored 35 centuries against India. The following table lists the centuries scored by both the teams

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	PK Amre	103	Ind	SAF	Durban	13 Nov 1992
2	SR Tendulkar	111	Ind	SAF	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992
3	N Kapil Dev	129	Ind	SAF	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
4	M Azharuddin	109	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
5	M Azharuddin	163*	Ind	SAF	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996
6	SR Tendulkar	169	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
7	M Azharuddin	115	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	R Dravid	148	Ind	SAF	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
9	M Azharuddin	102	Ind	SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
10	SR Tendulkar	155	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
11	V Sehwag	105	Ind	SAF	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
12	V Sehwag	164	Ind	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
13	W Jaffer	116	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
14	V Sehwag	319	Ind	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
15	R Dravid	111	Ind	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
16	V Sehwag	109	Ind	SAF	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
17	SR Tendulkar	100	Ind	SAF	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
18	V Sehwag	165	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
19	SR Tendulkar	106	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
20	VVS Laxman	143*	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
21	MS Dhoni	132*	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
22	SR Tendulkar	111*	Ind	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
23	SR Tendulkar	146	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
24	V Kohli	119	Ind	SAF	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
25	CA Pujara	153	Ind	SAF	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
26	AM Rahane	127	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
27	AM Rahane	100*	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
28	V Kohli	153	Ind	SAF	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
29	MA Agarwal	214	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
30	RG Sharma	176	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
31	RG Sharma	127	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
1	KC Wessels	118	SAF	Ind	Durban	13 Nov 1992
2	WJ Cronje	135	SAF	Ind	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1992
3	AC Hudson	146	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
4	G Kirsten	102	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
5	G Kirsten	133	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
6	DJ Cullinan	153*	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
7	G Kirsten	103	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
8	BM McMillan	103*	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
9	L Klusener	102*	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997
10	DJ Cullinan	122*	SAF	Ind	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997
11	HH Gibbs	107	SAF	Ind	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
12	L Klusener	108	SAF	Ind	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001
13	HH Gibbs	196	SAF	Ind	Port Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
14	AJ Hall	163	SAF	Ind	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
15	JH Kallis	121	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
16	AG Prince	121	SAF	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2006
17	HM Amla	159	SAF	Ind	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
18	ND McKenzie	155*	SAF	Ind	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
19	JH Kallis	132	SAF	Ind	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
20	AB de Villiers	217*	SAF	Ind	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
21	HM Amla	253*	SAF	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
22	JH Kallis	173	SAF	Ind	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010
23	AN Petersen	100	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
24	HM Amla	114	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
25	HM Amla	123*	SAF	Ind	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
26	HM Amla	140	SAF	Ind	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
27	JH Kallis	201*	SAF	Ind	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
28	AB de Villiers	129	SAF	Ind	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
29	JH Kallis	161	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
30	JH Kallis	109*	SAF	Ind	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
31	F du Plessis	134	SAF	Ind	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
32	AB de Villiers	103	SAF	Ind	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
33	JH Kallis	115	SAF	Ind	Durban	26 Dec 2013
34	D Elgar	160	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
35	Q de Kock	111	SAF	Ind	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

RG Sharma scored 13 boundary sixes in this test to provide the tenth occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary sixes in a test. He became the first Indian batsman to achieve this feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	6s	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	176	127	13	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
2	Wasim Akram	257*	–	12	Pak	Zim	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
3	NJ Astle	10	222	11	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002
4	ML Hayden	380	–	11	Aus	Zim	Perth	09 Oct 2003
5	BB McCullum	202	–	11	NZl	Pak	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014
6	BB McCullum	195	DNB	11	NZl	Srl	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014
7	BA Stokes	258	26	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016
8	WR Hammond	336*	–	10	Eng	NZl	Auckland	31 Mar 1933
9	KC Sangakkara	319	105	10	Srl	Ban	Chattogram	04 Feb 2014
10	SO Hetmyer	39	93	10	Win	Ban	Dhaka	30 Nov 2018

RG Sharma owns the record for most boundary sixes in a test. His 13 boundary sixes in this test provides the record for RG Sharma. He wrested the record from Wasim Akram of Pakistan who had scored 12 boundary sixes in his knock of 257 not out against Zimbabwe in Oct 1996

No	Player	FI	SI	6s	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	176	127	13	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
2	Wasim Akram	257*	–	12	Pak	Zim	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996

RG Sharma scored 13 boundary sixes in this test to provide the record by a batsman against South Africa. The previous was 11 boundary sixes scored by BA Stokes of England at Cape Town in Jan 2016

No	Player	FI	SI	6s	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	176	127	13	Ind	SAF	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019
2	BA Stokes	258	26	11	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016

At the end of this test, Indian bowlers have captured five or more wickets on 27 occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	26 Nov 1992
2	J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	Ind	SAF	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996
3	BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	27 Nov 1996
4	BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	Ind	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
5	BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	Ind	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
6	J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	16 Jan 1997
7	A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	Ind	SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
8	J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	Ind	SAF	B’ontein	03 Nov 2001
9	J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	Ind	SAF	P Elizabeth	16 Nov 2001
10	A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	Ind	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
11	Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
12	S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	15 Dec 2006
13	Harbhajan Singh	44.5	4	164	5	Ind	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
14	Harbhajan Singh	48.3	23	59	5	Ind	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
15	S Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
16	Harbhajan Singh	38.0	1	120	7	Ind	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011
17	RA Jadeja	58.2	15	138	6	Ind	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2013
18	R Ashwin	24.0	5	51	5	Ind	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
19	RA Jadeja	11.5	4	21	5	Ind	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
20	R Ashwin	16.1	6	32	5	Ind	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
21	R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	Ind	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
22	RA Jadeja	12.0	2	30	5	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
23	R Ashwin	49.1	26	61	5	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
24	JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
25	Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	Ind	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Jan 2018
26	R Ashwin	46.2	11	145	7	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019
27	Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	7	Ind	SAF	Vizag	02 Oct 2019

This Test witnessed 37 boundary sixes constituting a world record for most boundary sixes in a Test. The previous record was 35 boundary sixes witnessed at Sharjah in Nov 2014 in a test between New Zealand and Pakistan. Interestingly enough, these two  are  the only tests which have witnessed 35 or more boundary sixes in the annals of Test cricket.

Q de Kock scored 111 and zero in this test. He became the second batsman in the history of Test cricket to score a Nelson and a zero in a Test. The other batsman to score a Nelson and a zero in a Test is India’s MH Mankad. MH Mankad had scored 111 and zero against Australia at Brisbane in Feb 1948. Thus Q de Kock emulated MH Mankad after a gap of 71 years 08 months