| But now, captains can bolster their teams with either a batsman or an extra bowler depending on the situation. |
| It was the first time since 1949 that a batsman had scored two centuries against South Africa in a Test match. |
| The wicket and outfield was so batsman friendly that any batsman worth his salt could have turned the match on its head. |
| My opening batsman will be Sunil Gavaskar as there is no doubting his record or achievements. |
| Has any batsman scored an unbeaten century in each innings of a Test match and still finished on the losing side? |
| Increasingly, it seems, such restraint, like a batsman walking when he nicks it, has gone the way of the dodo. |
