SA seize first day with Kallis and Amla tons

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Indexed  February 7, 2010

South Africa took control of the first Test against India in Nagpur on Saturday with stunning centuries from Jacques Kallis (159* off 290 balls) and Hashim Amla (115* off 225), ending the day on an imposing 291/2.It was a topsy-turvy old day for India, beginning badly with an injury to allrounder Rohit Sharma in the morning warm-up session which put him out of the Test. That left India with two debutants - one of them a wicketkeeper because there were no batsmen left in their squad.Things got better when Zaheer Khan picked up both openers in the space of six balls to leave the visitors reeling at 6/2 after 6.3 overs. The door was open - all they had to do was walk thr...   See the complete post here

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