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Virat Kohli's Lord Ram act during India vs South Africa match goes viral. Watch video here

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  • January 03, 2024
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Virat Kohli's Lord Ram act during India vs South Africa match goes viral. Watch video here

Apart from South Africa's extraordinary collapse in their first innings against India, another highlight of the session was 's bow and arrow pose when 'Ram Siya Ram' song was played in the stadium. The video has gone viral. The incident happened when South Africa's India origin player came in to bat when his team were reeling at 35 for six in 15.5 overs.

Eventually, South Africa were bundled out for 55, with Mohammed Siraj taking a took a career best six for 15. South Africa’s decision to bat first backfired spectacularly on a pitch which offered bounce and seam movement. It was South Africa's lowest total since they were bowled out for 36 and 45 against Australia in Melbourne in 1931/32.

Siraj exploited the conditions superbly, with none of the batsmen looking comfortable against him. Top scorer Kyle Verreynne (15) was Siraj's sixth victim in his ninth over. This is the last Test match of South Africa's stand in Dean Elgar, who was had scored a match winning century in the first test.

During the third ODI at Boland Park in Paarl, another interesting incident took place involving Keshav Maharaj. The stump mic captured a viral exchange between KL Rahul and Keshav Maharaj. In the 33rd over, as Maharaj entered the field, the stadium DJ coincidentally played the song 'Ram Siya Ram' in the background.

With a smile, wicketkeeper KL Rahul jokingly highlighted to Maharaj the recurring nature of this song whenever he came to bat. Maharaj responded with a confirming 'yes'. Meanwhile, in the latest ICC Test Rankings released today, Virat Kohli climbed four positions to ninth following his commendable performance in the Centurion Test against South Africa.

Kohli, who had fallen out of the top 10 in 2022, reentered the bracket with scores of 38 and 76 in the opening Test last week. However, he remains 103 rating points behind the leader Kane Williamson, with Joe Root and Steve Smith securing the second and third positions. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper, dropped to 14th place after managing scores of five and zero in Centurion.

On the other hand, KL Rahul rose 11 places to 51st after scoring 101 and four in the series opener. In the bowlers' rankings, despite a performance of one for 41 in Centurion, Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his position at the top. Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.

In the team rankings, India holds the top spot with 118 points, leading Australia and England. (Catch all the , Events and Updates on .).