• The third day’s play of the second Test has ended


• India’s first innings was 201


• Kuldeep Yadav showed great skill in this match

Kuldeep Yadav’s Test Statistics : Kuldeep Yadav has amazed everyone with his batting skills at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. A performance that no one expected. But this innings has been very important for India. India and South Africa In the second and last Test match between them, when half of the Indian batsmen were powerless against the South African bowling attack, Kuldeep Yadav stood tall and won hearts with his passion and courage.

Classic batting by Kuldeep Yadav

While India were going through tough times in this last Test match, Kuldeep’s restrained batting proved to be the highlight of the match. With the Indian innings in disarray, Kuldeep Yadav came to the crease. Along with Washington Sundar (48), he shouldered a huge responsibility and gradually saved India from a slump.

Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar put on a crucial partnership of 72 runs for the eighth wicket off 208 balls. Meanwhile, Kuldeep was seen playing the role of a seasoned Test batsman. He scored 19 runs off 134 balls and also hit three brilliant fours. Even as wickets kept falling from the other end, Kuldeep looked calm and composed. This has been his biggest innings of his Test career. Earlier, he had scored 28 off 131 balls against England in the 2024 Ranchi Test.

Kuldeep has left legends like Virat and Rohit behind

India were bowled out for 201 runs in reply of 489 runs. Meanwhile, Kuldeep’s restrained innings was the most positive moment of the day. Also, this time a new statistic went viral on social media. Since the 2022 Bangladesh series, Kuldeep has faced more balls than many of India’s leading batsmen. In terms of batting average, Kuldeep has moved ahead of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Reddy.

1. Kuldeep Yadav: 64


2. Virat Kohli: 62


3. Rishabh Pant: 56


4. Shreyas Iyer: 52


5. Rohit Sharma: 50


6. Nitish Kumar Reddy: 49

Only two Indian batsmen have faced more than 100 balls in an innings so far in this Test series. KL Rahul faced a total of 119 balls and scored 39 runs. This shows that this innings from India’s lower order is a question mark for the top order as well.

South Africa’s hold on the Guwahati Test

A two match Test series is being played between South Africa and India and the second Test match of this series is being played in Guwahati. Batting first, Jinkun scored 489 runs. In reply, the Indian team could score only 201 runs. So South Africa took a lead of 288 runs in the second innings of third day’s play with 314 runs for 26 runs without loss. South African openers Aiden Markram (12) and Ryan Rickelton (13) are unbeaten at the crease.