WATCH: Furious Marco Jansen sledges KL Rahul; India’s swashbuckling batter’s great response goes viral

Team India and South Africa are all set to end the year 2023 with an intense Test match that began on December 26 at Centurion. Notably, Team India had a hard day on the opening day of the first Test due to an extra bounced pitch, which put the visiting side in trouble. However, the hosts have enjoyed the game owing to a 5-wicket haul by Rabada.

Speaking about the game, South African skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and invited India to bat first. Notably, after being sent to bat first, India’s openers Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shubman Gill departed very quickly as the top order crumbled for 24/3. However, India’s batters, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, scored 68 runs together to boost their camp.

However, India’s wicketkeeper batter, KL Rahul, took responsibility and batted brilliantly at number six to make sure India had some decent runs at the end of the opening game. The stylish right-handed batter hammered unbeaten 70 runs from 105 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and two sixes to help India place in a commanding position.

Marco Jansen tried to sledge KL Rahul on the opening Day of 1st Test

Meanwhile, South Africa’s star cricketer Marco Jansen was seen in an aggressive mood as he tried extremely hard to take the wickets of KL Rahul during Day 1 of the first Test game. In addition, the left-arm pacer tried to sledge KL Rahul. However, the LSG skipper, known for his calmness, showed no response to his aggression. Moreover, the 31-year-old cricketer was seen smiling despite Marco Jansen’s furious and heated behaviour with him on the field. The clip of his video has gone viral with some great comments.

Here are the Playing XI of India vs South Africa 1st Test

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger.

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