The Indian players like Mohammed Siraj, R Ashwin, Ceteswhar Pujara, etc were seen dancing at the team resort in Centurion after Virat Kohli and his men scripted history by becoming the first Asian team to register a Test win against South Africa at the SuperSport Park. India took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series after hammering the hosts by a huge margin of 113 runs on Day 5 of the Boxing Day Test.
In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), skipper Virat Kohli can be seen shaking a leg with the hotel staff at the Irene Country Lodge. As the Indian played got down from the bus, dance and music welcomed them back to the hotel. Opener Mayank Agarwal, who made a significant contribution with a 60 in the first innings, was also seen dancing in sync with a member of the hotel staff.
Head Coach dancing 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/MC4OU62Zzf
— msc media (@mscmedia2) December 31, 2021
Scenes from Centurion 👌https://t.co/Z3MPyesSeZ goes behind the scenes post #TeamIndia's historic win at SuperSport Park 🏟️🙌
Full video coming up soon 📽️ – Stay tuned ⏳#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/oKyGhm0MxF
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2021
Mohammed Siraj, R Ashwin, and Cheteshwar Pujara had their time in the middle as the rest of the team watched on. Notably, off-spinner R Ashwin also shared a video of him dancing with Siraj and Pujara and said it was the first time that Pujara has agreed to dance.
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Captioning the video, R Ashwin wrote: “The customary post-match pictures got too boring, hence @cheteshwar_pujara decided to make it memorable by shaking a leg for the first time ever with @mohammedsirajofficial and yours truly. What a win.”
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Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami cut a special cake at the team hotel after achievement major milestones in the Centurion Test. While Shami joined the 200-Test wickets club, Pant broke MS Dhoni’s record for th fastest wicketkeeper to 100 dismissals in Tests.
200 Test wickets ✅
100 dismissals as wicket-keeper ✅Special milestones call for a celebration 🍰🙌#TeamIndia | #SAvIND | @MdShami11 | @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/lj8CZHMaBs
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 30, 2021
After KL Rahul’s century in first-innings hundred, India’s pace quartet of Shami, Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah dominated the attack, leaving the South African batters in some trouble. The hosts did not manage to get over the 200-run mark in either of the two innings as they succumbed to a 113-run defeat.
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With the win, India equaled their record from 2018 for the most number of wins in Tests in a calendar year — 4. It was a memorable year for Team India as they won the Test series in Australia, dominated England at home and in England before hammering New Zealand at home. The dream run culminated in their first-ever victory in Centurion.
