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Team India skipper Rohit Sharma and batting icon Virat Kohli presented signed jerseys to South Africa batter Dean Elgar on his farewell Test match. Elgar, who led his side in the absence of skipper Temba Bavuma in the second Test against India, bid adieu to international cricket, following the conclusion of the multi-format series. After losing the first Test by an inning and 32 runs, India outplayed the Proteas and went on to defeat them by seven wickets.
Elgar drew curtains on his international career after representing South Africa in 86 Tests with 5347 runs, 14 centuries, and 23 fifties. After Rohit Sharma and Co. won the second game to end the 2-match Test series in a draw, the Indian skipper and star batter were seen gifting Elgar signed jerseys, acknowledging his contribution to the game.
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The BCCI also posted the pictures of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli presenting their signed jerseys to Dean Elgar on X, with the caption, “Spirit of Cricket”.
After the match, Elgar said, “A lot of good, amazing memories. I received it in 2012 in the Perth debut, I have missed only one series with it and that was West Indies, captained the first series. It's got a special place at home and it doesn't leave, only leaves for duty, but that's now done and dusted. So I'm gonna have to find a special place for it. It is the first one and I am glad I finished with it.”
In both innings of the second Test, Elgar contributed 16 runs to the overall total, while in the first Test, he put up a total of 185 runs off 287 deliveries.
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