The two sides reached a result on just the third day of the Test, as the bowlers dominated the proceedings throughout the eight sessions. On what was a difficult pitch to bat on, the Proteas put on a terrific fight, both with bat and ball, and proved why they were the reigning World Test Champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Several ex-cricketers shared their thoughts on X after the Temba Bavuma-led side claimed their first win in India in 15 years. Reacting to the win, former South African legend AB de Villiers wrote, \u201cCrazy good win that! Well done Proteas. I\u2019m speechless.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India cricketer Sreevats Goswami said, \u201cAnd this is why South Africa are world test champion for a reason ! India and the jam packed stadium at the Eden gardens will be extremely disappointed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin praised the visitors\u2019 efforts, saying, \u201cHuge result for SA. Great game and well played to the proteas.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cINCREDIBLE!! CRAZY EVEN!!!,\u201d wrote Mpumelelo Mbangwa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former India player Irfan Pathan was critical of India\u2019s batting, opining that their ability had gone down, but praised the World Test Champions\u2019 game. He also lauded skipper Temba Bavuma\u2019s fighting knock and said, \u201cSkills to play spin on turning tracks around the world have definitely gone down, but this kind of batting from India shows how much our own ability has dropped too. Soft hands, wrist work,all of it has declined drastically. Brilliant win from the WTC South Africa. Temba Bavuma\u2019s batting in the second innings was the highlight of the match.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad said, \u201cWhile we have been excellent in white- ball cricket. We can\u2019t call ourselves a top Test side with such planning. Selections without clarity and over-tactical thinking are backfiring. Poor results over a year in tests barring a drawn series in England.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wasim Jaffer was critical of the hosts\u2019 performance and believed that they had not learned anything from their series loss to New Zealand as he wrote, \u201cLooks like we haven\u2019t learned our lesson from NZ series loss. The gap between our spinners and opposition spinners reduces on pitches like this. We need to go back to classic Indian pitches, like the ones in 2016-17 season when Virat was captain and Eng and NZ toured.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tabraiz Shamsi, elated with the result, wrote, \u201cWowwwwwwwwwwww!!!!! We've suffered for so many years in test cricket in India. This is massive!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Protea legend Graeme Smith, meanwhile, wrote, \u201cThat\u2019s a sensational win from our men in India one to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis had a one word reaction as he penned, \u201cPROTEAS !!!!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Protea legend Graeme Smith, meanwhile, wrote, \u201cThat\u2019s a sensational win from our men in India one to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two teams will next face each other in Guwahati for the second Test, starting on Saturday at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n