IND vs SA: Virat Kohli welcomes Keshav Maharaj with Lord Rama’s Dhanush pose on Day 1 of 2nd Test

India got off to an incredible start on Day 1 of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town as they had the hosts reeling at 45/7 after captain Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat first. Right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj was seen at his imperious best in the morning session as he registered his career-best figures.

During the intense session of cricket, a light moment was also witnessed as star India batter Virat Kohli was seen welcoming spinner Keshav Maharaj in a unique fashion. Notably, Maharaj walked into bat after the fall of the sixth wicket as Marco Jansen returned back to the pavilion with South Africa having just 34 runs on the board.

Upon his entry, as is the tradition, the religious song ‘Ram Siya Ram’ was played and Kohli, who was fielding in the slips, was seen doing the iconic Lord Rama ‘bow and arrow’ pose. The star batter smilingly repeated the pose again and bowed down to the almighty by joining his hands.

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Coming back to the match, South African openers Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar got off to a cautious start, scoring five runs in the first three overs. Siraj gave the first blow to South Africa as he made Markram edge one straight to Yashasvi Jaiswal at third slip.

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The right-arm seamer further got the big fish, getting Dean Elgar to chop one back onto his stumps in his very next over. At the other end, Jasprit Bumrah also got into the act, dismissing debutant Tristan Stubbs caught at short leg. Meanwhile, there was no stopping Siraj at the other end, who got rid of Tony de Zorzi (2), David Bedingham (12), Kyle Verreynne (15) and Marco Jansen (0) to register his best bowling figures in the format of 6/15.

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Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) and Mukesh Kumar (2/0) also picked up two wickets each to bundle out the Proteas for 55.