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

#1 Pandya turns up with the ball too

Hardik Pandya proved that he wasn't here just to make up the numbers.

Spurred on by his batting performance, a rejuvenated Hardik Pandya sent shivers down South Africa's spine with two wickets late in the day to shut out South Africa's advantage a tad. Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram had started off with authority for the hosts and it looked like Pandya's knock would go in vain.

The extra zip in his delivery was evident to see as Pandya angled one into Markram. The right-hander tried to whip without too much intent and the leading edge carried to backward point. He followed it up next over with the wicket of Dean Elgar. Having watched the southpaw's uncertainty outside the off-stump, Pandya stuck to that channel and eventually got rid of Elgar.