Virat Kohli hugs Dean Elgar after his final innings, congratulates batter

Listen to Story South Africa captain Dean Elgar was hugged by Virat Kohli while walking out of the ground after playing the final Test innings of his career. Kohli hugged the batter and showed him respect for his fantastic Test career. Elgar walked out of the ground amidst a rousing ovation from the Cape Town Test match.

's nibbler gets on his final test! Will keep racking up wickets before the day's play? Tune in to 2nd Test LIVE NOW | Star Sports Network — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) The South Africa captain finished his career with 5331 runs from 85 Test matches. Elgar scored 14 hundreds and 23 Test fifties.

His latest century came in winning cause in the 1st Test match of the series against India, where the batter hit 185 runs. Elgar's innings allowed the South African team to register an innings win against Rohit Sharma's India. The South Africa captain was not able to have the desired impact in the final Test match of the series.

Elgar got out for 4 and 12 in two innings of the Test match. Elgar was set up very well in the first innings of the Test match and then was dismissed by Mukesh Kumar in the second innings of the game. The Cape Town Test match exhibited inconsistent bounce and both teams were bowled out on the very first day of the Test match.

South Africa were bowled out for just 55 runs, their lowest ever total against India in Test matches. India on the other hand were batting for 153/4 and suffered an epic collapse, losing their final 6 wickets for zero runs. At the end of Day 1 of the Test match, 23 wickets fell in total. South Africa were 62/3 at stumps with Aiden Markram batting at 36*.

South Africa trailed the Indian team by 36 runs..