Rohit: 'Prasidh is inexperienced but has the tools'
The India captain also elaborates on why they did not play a practice match ahead of the series
26/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-28 2023
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![India]( "India")
245 & 131 (34.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
26/12Result
1st Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 26-28 2023
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![India]( "India")
245 & 131 (34.1 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
Player of the Match
Manjrekar: Not one of Rohit's best Test matches as captain
Sanjay Manjrekar on Rohit's shortcomings in the first Test
Should India be worried about their pace-bowling depth?
Sanjay Manjrekar on Thakur and Prasidh's outing in Centurion
What went wrong in India's bowling?
Sanjay Manjrekar on why the South Africa pace attack fared better
Manjrekar: Elgar showed the value of old-fashioned Test batting
Sanjay Manjrekar looks back at the day's play in Centurion
Manjrekar: Rahul a great wicketkeeper option in Pant's absence
He also heaps praise on Rabada, who picked up a five-for in Centurion
Manjrekar: 'This could be KL Rahul's best Test innings'
Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Rahul has the tools to succeed in the middle order in Test cricket as well
'Rahul is turning out to be a man of crisis for us' - Vikram Rathour
India batting coach on difficulties of batting on Day 1 in Centurion, and on South Africa's potential leg-side plan
Rohit: 'We are desperate to win something big'
Rohit Sharma on how important a series win against South Africa will be for India
Match Coverage
All Match NewsGavaskar: Gill 'playing a bit too aggressively in Test cricket'
Gavaskar feels Gill has to adjust to the demands and nuances of red-ball cricket
This Burger's out to ruin the batters' day
He's a late bloomer but has had a heady two weeks or so, debuting in all formats for South Africa, isn't intimidated by anyone, and does it all with a smile
India's bowling woes in Centurion a symptom of a larger problem
With Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur proving ineffective, the lack of depth in bowling reserves is a concern
Elgar and South Africa pacers flatten India inside three days
Only Kohli's 76 offered any resistance during India's second innings, which lasted a mere 34.1 overs and featured nine single-digit scores
Rohit backs under-fire bowlers after three-day loss in Centurion
"Prasidh has played a lot of white-ball cricket for us in the last two or three years, and he has shown that he has got a lot of potential"
