Senior member Elgar turned into the primary South African batsman to score a hundred in India following 9 years as South Africa battled their way back on Day 3 of the opening Test against Indian in Vizag on Friday.
Elgar got to his twelfth Test hundred and second in Asia in a style with a trudge clear over R Ashwin in the 60th over of their first innings. Hashim Amla was the last South African batsman to score a hundred in India during their 2010 visit.Elgar made his Test debut in 2012 against Australia and the opener oversaw only a couple of ducks in his first excursion.
Coming to bat on Day 2 morning at 27, Elgar indicated positive aim since the beginning and furthermore assaulted the spinners. In the wake of being dropped on 74 by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, Elgar didn't avoid going over the infield as he crushed 6 sixes to get to the 100-run mark.
Elgar and Faf du Plessis likewise sewed a 100 or more stand together for the fifth wicket-their most elevated organization since the beginning of their 2015 visit. The dirty remain between the batsmen was at long last broken by R Ashwin however Elgar kept on heaping on keeps running for South Africa.
India had a high ground in the main Test of the 3-coordinate arrangement as they put 502 ready for assistance of 176 keeps running from Rohit Sharma, who accepting the watchman as an opener without precedent for Test, and a twofold hundred from Mayank Agarwal.
The turn pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja then decreased South Africa to 39 for 3 at Stumps and it resembled the vistiors would fall soon against the Indian bowlers. Anyway Dean Elgar, with his wonderful guarded aptitudes, raised the stakes to return South Africa to the Test.