Chicago Tribune
Hashim Amla was thrilled that his double century had put South Africa in a strong position in the first test against India on Sunday. "I think scoring a double hundred on any soil is a momentous occasion," the number three batsman told reporters on...
BDNews24
Hashim Amla posted his first test double century to grind India's insipid bowling into submission on the second day of the opening Test on Sunday. The 26-year-old Amla scored an unbeaten 253 to enable South Africa declare their first innings at an...
BBC
Resuming on 115 with his team on 291-2, Amla took his record stand with Jacques Kallis to 340 before Kallis fell for 173, spanning close to seven hours. Amla was dropped twice on 149 but made 253, his maiden double century, while AB De Villiers added...
Indian Express
Again on 82, Amla heaved a sigh of relief when S Badrinath got his dive wrong and allowed the batsman to carry on.Amla's good fortune continued today as well with Vijay dropping a bat-pad catch when the batsman was on 149 and Harbhajan Singh suffered...
Hindustan times
India were 25 for no loss in the first innings against South Africa at the end of the second day of the first Test match in Nagpur. Guatam Gambhir was batting at 12 and Virender Sehwag 9 with India trailing by 533 runs.
Sify News
Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stood by his bowlers despite South African batsman Jacques Kallis scoring his third hundred in five Tests on the first day of the first Test at Nagpur. Addressing the media, Dhoni said, "I think we bowled...