Mayank Agarwal's 215: Indian cricketers react to opener's masterclass

In what has been an all-round show from India so far against South Africa in first Test match.  Indian batting passed 500-run mark in first innings and mand to reduce South Africa to 39/3 in 20 overs that were bowled before play ended on Thursday. star of yesterday's show was opener Mayank Agarwal who me his debut Test century and converted it into a double century.

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Fellow cricketers react

From retired legends like Sachin Tendulkar to active players like KL Rahul, everyone was praising Mayank Agarwal's contribution to team on ir social media handles. Tendulkar mentioned how he was delighted to see hard work Agarwal put into his skill since his debut last year. Karnataka and Kings XI Punjab teammate Rahul also congratulated Agarwal on Twitter.

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Teammates Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer took to Twitter to express ir joy. Veterans of game like Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, and Aakash Chopra ackwledged Agarwal's genius as well.

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IND vs SA: India dominate Proteas

first Test which is in its third day has been dominated by India since start. first wicket partnership between Rohit Sharma and Agarwal was worth 317 runs. Even after Rohit was out, India mand to get past 500 before Virat Kohli chose to declare innings. Agarwal was top-scorer with his 215, while Rohit followed with his second-highest Test score of 176. After South Africa came out to bat, y were placed in a tough situation especially by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin has only conceded 9 runs in eight overs and picked up important wickets of Aiden Markram and unis de Bruyn. Play with begin on Friday with South Africa at 39-3. Opener Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma are at crease.

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