South Africa vs India 2018: 1st Test, Day 2 - 5 things we learnt from the day

#3 Pujara's rare lapse of concentration

Pujara played the ball late and left equally well whole day long

Cheteshwar Pujara was at his defensive best on day 3, giving little away to the terrifying Proteas seamers and playing at the ball if and only absolutely necessary. He hung back onto his back-foot, played with soft hands to ensure edges did not carry and had an able company in a resilient Rohit Sharma. The duo played out the first hour without damage.

Pujara was careful to put away anything on the leg-side but played on the off-side only when he was completely certain. The no.3 batsman chose to stamp his presence at the crease at the wrong time, though. Shortly after lunch, he chased a wide one from Vernon Philander and edged to the awaiting slip cordon to trigger a middle-overs collapse.