India vs South Africa 2nd Test : Shardul Thakur's 7 wickets

Shardul Thakur’s 7-wicket haul on day 2 breaks several records

Indian bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur set the match on fire with skillful bowling on Day 2

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Thakur ended with stunning figures of 7/61 to help restrict the Proteas to a 27-run lead

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The figures of 7/61 are the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler on South African shores in Test history

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Shardul went past the record of Harbhajan Singh’s figures of 7/120

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It is also the best figure against South Africa in Tests all over, breaking Ravichandran Ashwin’s 7/66 in Nagpur, 2015

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Thakur also became the second-fastest Indian to take a seven-wicket haul in Tests

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He took only six matches to achieve the feat and only Amar Singh, former pace bowler, did it quicker than Thakur in four matches

It is also the joint-best figures recorded in Johannesburg since South Africa’s reinstatement back to Cricket in 1992

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