WATCH: Restless Virat Kohli wanders about near opposition dugout and boundary line

Virat Kohli, quite surprisingly, was ruled out of the second Test against South Africa at Wanderers due to a back spasm. This news meant that KL Rahul became the 34th cricketer to captain the Indian men’s team and despite giving the visitors a first-innings advantage, they aren’t very far from achieving a positive result in this game, also, this series.

But during the second day of the Test, Kohli was seen wandering around the boundary line speaking to Mohammed Shami and also went over to the Proteas dug-out to speak to their players. One of the most energetic persons on the field, it is tough to keep him locked to his seat even when he is not playing.

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That was evident during these little visits he was paying to meet his players on the boundary line and also the time he took to fraternize with the opponents. Kohli has shared great rapport with South African cricketers over the years courtesy of his great friendship with former Proteas captain AB de Villiers, and also the many stints their players had with RCB in the IPL.

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Here’s the video of Virat Kohli speaking with the opposition camp

The Indian bowlers struggled to find a breakthrough in the early overs of Day 2, with Keegan Petersen and Dean Elgar adding a 74-run stand. Just as the hosts were heading away with the game, Shardul Thakur pounced with three quick wickets of Elgar, Petersen and Rassie van der Dussen.

Kohli having a conversation with Shami

Shardul Thakur proved to be a major headache for the South Africans, who were in a good position to take a massive first-innings lead. But Thakur returned with the best figures by an Indian bowler in South Africa, picking up 7 wickets for 61 runs, which helped them bowl out the hosts to 229 runs. His figures were also the best by a visiting team bowler, equalling Matthew Hoggard’s 7/61 from 2004/05.