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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh wrote an obituary of Test cricket on Saturday (November 15). He said that the near two-day finish for the first Test between India and South Africa at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens had made a ‘mockery’ of the format.

South Africa were bowled out for 159 in the first innings, and India could only take a 30-run lead in the second. At Stumps on Day 2, India had reduced the visitors to 93/7, with their lead only 63 runs. While pacers (Jasprit Bumrah 5/27 and Mohammed Siraj 2/47) dominated the first innings, spinners took 12 of the 17 wickets in the next two essays, as the pitch offered uneven bounce and huge turn.

“Test cricket india vs South Africa the game almost over on 2nd day isn’t finished yet . What a mockery of test cricket #RIPT

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