India record shortest ever Test win to level series in South Africa
Al Jazeera
Indian captain says pitches in his country are unfairly criticised after the match in Cape Town ends in record time.
India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma has lashed out at critics of Indian pitches after his side recorded the quickest ever win in a Test match by beating South Africa by seven wickets in four-and-a-half sessions of the five-day match.
India’s win over hosts South Africa on a seaming surface with variable bounce at Newlands saw them end the two-match series in a 1-1 draw following the hosts’ win in the first Test.
Speaking to reporters after the win at Cape Town on Thursday, Rohit called for a review of how pitches are rated as he claimed India receive undue criticism.
India’s victory made the Test match the shortest ever in history in terms of balls bowled in a win, after the visitors set the tone when they bowled the home side out for 55 before lunch on day one, largely helped by player of the match Mohammed Siraj, who took six wickets for 15 runs in the first innings.
The next best of any of Markram’s teammates in either innings was 15.
