Visakhapatnam: Rohit Sharma marked his foray into Test match opening with his fourth career century as South Africa’s bowlers were rendered wicketless on the first day of their three-Test series against India.
On a truncated day, only 59.1 overs were bowled before rain in Visakhapatnam forced early tea, and subsequent abandonment of the day’s play at 3.30pm IST.
South Africa’s pace attack hardly fazed India’s newest opening combination in Test cricket, while the visiting spinners were inconsistent and couldn’t extract much off a day one surface. By stumps, India had marched on to 202/0, with Rohit unshaken at 115* and Mayank Agarwal having moved towards a maiden Test century of his own, batting on 84.
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