Ex-cricketers hail India for 11th consecutive series win at home

Former cricketers congratulated Team India for ir 11th consecutive Test series win at home as hosts beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in second Test at Pune. India have bagged eleven successive series at home since February 2013 and have maintained ir top spot in ICC Test rankings. India has w take an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match Test series and will look to whitewash Proteas in third and final Test at Ranchi. Virat Kohli was adjudged Man of Match for his unbeaten kck of 254 runs which outplayed South Africa from contest. Former cricketers including VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif and Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to congratulate India on ir eleventh consecutive series win at home and for hitting 200 points on World Test Championship table.   

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Former cricketers hail India's win

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A dominant performance

It was a complete performance from team India with bat, ball and on field. After skipper Virat Kohli who had scored an unbeaten 254 declared innings at 601/5, South Africa could never really catch up in ir first innings as y lost wickets at regular wickets and by courtesy of ir tailenders Keshav Maharaj (72) and Vern Philander (44*) South Africa mand to get to 275. Ravichandran Ashwin was pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 4/69 which included nine maidens at an ecomy rate of 2.41. India mand to reduce South Africa to seven wickets before tea, with Vern Philander and Keshav Maharaj once again building a partnership to save South Africa of blushes. In previous innings, tailender duo stitched toger a partnership of 138 runs, frustrating Indian bowlers who finally mand to get a breakthrough in last over of final session from Ravi Ashwin. 

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