Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar sparked a dramatic collapse as India beat South Africa by 63 runs on the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
The win means India have retained the ICC Test Championship mace and have also won an award of $1million for being top of the rankings by the April 3 cut-off date. The victory in Johannesburg means second-placed South Africa can’t go ahead of India, even if they beat Australia 4-0 in their upcoming series
Team India Head coach Ravi Shastri, captain Virat Kohli, and other cricketers also expressed their delight on Twitter after winning the third Test.
Proud prouder proudest. Hats off to the whole team for showing character throughout. This day will always be special. Jai hind
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
Proud of the boys. Has to be one of the most courageous and bravest and best overseas Test wins ever. God bless
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)
Fought alongside these boys with heart and soul. Disappointed to lose the series but great to finish it off on a high!
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7)
Couldn’t win the series but winning this game is a big motivation!! Positive results to our efforts always feels good..
— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial)
Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress and Working together is success! A good end to a series with a win today!
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93)
What a comeback by .. a well deserved win !! Proud feeling !
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops)
Brilliant comeback !! was a true test of character & grit, Congratulations – – You truly deserve it👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
— Manish Pandey (@im_manishpandey)
Congratulations Team india 🇮🇳 what a win test series
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Congratulations team india showing great character to come back and win the last test proud of the boys 👊🏽👍
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
A very, very special victory indeed. Congratulations 🇮🇳
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
