IND vs SA LIVE: ‘Captain’ Virat Kohli all set to equal Steve Waugh’s big record as Test skipper- Check all stats Team India will be gunning for history when they take the field in Johannesburg in what will be their first game of the new year. Virat Kohli and Co. will be chasing a monumental series win having won the 1st Test in Centurion by 113 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Should the IND vs SA 2nd Test go in the visitor’s favour, Virat Kohli will find himself in the esteemed company of legendary Australian skipper Steve Waugh. Follow Insidesport.in for all IND vs SA LIVE Updates.
IND vs SA LIVE: ‘Captain’ Virat Kohli all set to equal Steve Waugh’s big record as Test skipper- check plethora of records for Wanderers Test
Virat Kohli will hope that the New Year brings about a change in his fortunes with the bat and the Indian captain has a couple of milestones he could achieve during the IND vs SA 2nd Test. Kohli is on the verge of becoming the leading run-scorer for a visiting batter in Test matches at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
The Indian needs only 7 runs to overtake former New Zealand batter John Reid who holds the record with 316 runs. Virat Kohli was in fine form at the Wanderers during India’s tour of South Africa in 2013. He scored a stunning 119 in the first innings and followed it up with 96 in the second as India managed to hold onto a draw in Johannesburg. In 2018, Virat Kohli, now captain, led from the front to hit 54 in the first innings and followed it up with 41 in the 2nd as India clinched a famous victory on a difficult pitch.
Most runs by visiting batsmen at the Wanderers
| JR Reid (NZ) | 1961-1962 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 316 | 142 | 105.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2013-2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 310 | 119 | 77.50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 2002-2011 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 263 | 83 | 37.57 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| R Dravid (INDIA) | 1997-2006 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 148 | 65.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Martyn (AUS) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 133 | 85.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Should India bag another famous win this week, Virat Kohli will equal Steve Waugh’s captaincy record of 41 wins as captain in Test matches. Kohli has 40 wins in 67 Tests and a victory in Johannesburg will take the India captain to the joint-third spot on the list of most successful Test captains.
Most successful captains in Test cricket
| Player | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw |
| Graeme Smith (ICC/SA) | 2003-2014 | 109 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 27 |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 2004-2010 | 77 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Waugh (AUS) | 1999-2004 | 57 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Virat Kohli (INDIA) | 2014-2021 | 67 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Clive Lloyd (WI) | 1974-1985 | 74 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
IND vs SA LIVE: ‘Captain’ Virat Kohli all set to equal Steve Waugh’s big record as Test skipper- check plethora of records for Wanderers Test
Captain Virat Kohli is also closing in on the landmark of 8,000 Test runs and could become only the sixth Indian batter to reach the milestone. Another batsman who could reach a milestone is Ajinkya Rahane, who is just 137 runs away from scoring 5000 Test runs. Rahane will leapfrog MS Dhoni’s tally of runs in Tests if he manages to score just 13, with the former Indian captain having scored 4876 runs in his career.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 14 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1996-2012 | 163 | 284 | 32 | 13265 | 270 | 52.63 | 36 | 63 | 7 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 |
| VVS Laxman | 1996-2012 | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17 | 56 | 14 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2001-2013 | 103 | 178 | 6 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| Virat Kohli | 2011-2021 | 98 | 166 | 10 | 7854 | 254* | 50.34 | 27 | 27 | 14 |
India’s wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant stands 4 catches away from becoming the fourth Indian to take 100 catches as a wicketkeeper in a Test match, joining the likes of former captain MS Dhoni (256), Syed Kirmani (160) and Kiran More (110) in an elusive list while becoming the 42nd wicketkeeper in the all-time list. During the Centurion Test, pant became the fastest to 100 dismissals in Test cricket, taking only 26 matches to reach the milestone while Dhoni had achieved the feat in 36 Tests.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct | St | Max Dis Inns | Dis/Inn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | 2005-2014 | 90 | 166 | 294 | 256 | 38 | 6 (6ct 0st) | 1.771 |
| Syed Kirmani | 1976-1986 | 88 | 151 | 198 | 160 | 38 | 6 (5ct 1st) | 1.311 |
| Kiran More | 1986-1993 | 49 | 90 | 130 | 110 | 20 | 5 (0ct 5st) | 1.444 |
| Nayan Mongia | 1994-2001 | 44 | 77 | 107 | 99 | 8 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 1.389 |
| Rishabh Pant | 2018-2021 | 26 | 51 | 104 | 96 | 8 | 6 (6ct 0st) | 2.03 |
IND vs SA LIVE: ‘Captain’ Virat Kohli all set to equal Steve Waugh’s big record as Test skipper- check plethora of records for Wanderers Test
Ravichandran Ashwin had little to do with the ball in Centurion but returned with the final two wickets of the Test. Thus Ashwin is now only five wickets behind the legendary Kapil Dev in India’s list of leading wicket-takers in Tests. Anil Kumble tops the list with 619, followed by Kapil Dev 434 and Ashwin who has 429 to his name now.
India’s leading wicket-takers in Tests
| Player | Span | Mat | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
| Anil Kumble | 1990-2008 | 132 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 35 | 8 |
| Kapil Dev | 1978-1994 | 131 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 2011-2021 | 82 | 429 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 24.14 | 2.77 | 52.2 | 30 | 7 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 1998-2015 | 103 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.84 | 68.5 | 25 | 5 |
| Ishant Sharma | 2007-2021 | 105 | 311 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 32.4 | 3.15 | 61.6 | 11 | 1 |
Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami needs only eight wickets to reach the milestone of 50 wickets vs South Africa. Should he do so, Shami will become the fifth Indian and the second pacer to achieve the record. The Indian pacer was in fine form and picked up a five-wicket haul in Centurion and will hope for a similar showing at Johannesburg.
Most wickets for India vs South Africa
| Player | Career | Mat | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5w | 10w | S/R | Eco |
| Anil Kumble | 1990-2008 | 21 | 84 | 31.8 | 6/53 | 3 | 0 | 81.31 | 2.35 |
| Javagal Srinath | 1991-2002 | 13 | 64 | 24.48 | 6/21 | 4 | 0 | 51.8 | 2.84 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 1998-2015 | 11 | 60 | 28.4 | 7/87 | 4 | 0 | 59.48 | 2.86 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 2011- | 11 | 55 | 20.04 | 7/66 | 5 | 1 | 48.35 | 2.49 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2012- | 8 | 42 | 19.1 | 6/138 | 3 | 0 | 50.36 | 2.28 |
| Mohammed Shami | 2013- | 9 | 42 | 19.48 | 5/28 | 3 | 0 | 38.05 | 3.07 |
