South Africa vs India 2018, 1st Test: Hits and misses

Hit: AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers, who returned to Test cricket after a long sabbatical, wasn't thinking very hard, he just did his job on autopilot.

De Villiers did not show any signs of nerves as went after the Indian bowlers from the word go to score an 84-ball 65 in the first innings.

The hosts were reduced to 12/3 in the first five overs courtesy a hostile bowling spell from Bhuvneshwar Kumar but De Villiers did not get flustered by the events happening around him and entered into a zone of his own to orchestrate South Africa's fight back.

The 34-year-old launched a counter-attack on Bhuvneshwar, who ran through South Africa's top order, and displayed his exceptional batting skills to ensure that the home team reached a respectable total of 286 in the first innings.

Even during the second innings, De Villiers fought a lone battle and scored 35 off 50 balls before South Africa suffered a massive collapse and were bundled out on 130, their second-lowest Test total at home against the Indians.