5 bowling achievements by unlikely players

3. MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers become first pair of wicketkeepers to bowl in same Test

AB de Villiers bowled the last over before tea

It was the first Test of the 2013-14 series between India and South Africa being played at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Hashim Amla took up the wicket-keeping gloves as AB de Villiers rolled his arm over to bowl the last over before Tea on Day Three in hope of a breakthrough but only cost his team 5 runs. The very next day a small piece of history was written as Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bowl towards the concluding stages of Day Four while Virat Kohli kept wickets.

It was the first time in history that wicket-keepers from both sides were bowling in the same match. Dhoni’s away swing conceded just 4 runs and also at that point made him the keeper who had bowled the most number of times in Tests - in 6 innings as of then. Murali Vijay also bowled and gave away 3 runs from one over.