South African opener Dean Elgar batted beautifully and finesse on Day 2 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test against India at SuperSport Park in Centurion. He smashed his 14th Test ton, remaining unbeaten on 140 at the stumps and guiding his team to a good position.

Speaking about his brilliant knock, Dinesh Karthik said during a discussion on Cricbuzz: “If you had to dissect Elgar’s batting, he is a very old-school batter in a modern game today. What he does have is a very simple technique and very minimal movements. He is very crouched in his stance and has a backlift which is already up; all he has to do is bring it down.”

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Dean Elgar’s farewell Test series has begun on a fantastic note. The veteran has announced that he will retire after the two-match home Test series against India. Elgar also played well against India’s formidable fast-bowling attack with great aplomb on Day 2. Dinesh Karthik also shared how keeping things simple was the key helps his success.

Karthik said (via Cricbuzz): “Credit to Elgar. I thought he played a wonderful knock. It was one of those knocks which was laced with a lot of Dean Elgar kind of shots, leaving the ball, playing tough cricket, and just putting away the ones that were close to him or the ones that were really short. It takes a lot of courage and skill to be able to doing what a Dean Elgar does. He is worth his weight in gold for South Africa.”