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Passing an epic remark after Shardul Thakur's over, Erasmus said the course of action will give him a 'heart attack'.
The ongoing Test between India and South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg got so intense that even on-field umpire Marias Erasmus could feel the heat.
Passing an epic remark after Shardul Thakur's over, Erasmus said the course of action will give him a 'heart attack'.
The incident took place in the 10th over of South Africa's second innings, which saw Aiden Markram getting dismissed off the final delivery. Before the batter got out, Thakur made two strong appeals against Markram in the same over, which intensified things in the middle.
Soon after the over when the players were exchanging sides, Erasmus was heard saying on the stump mic: “You guys are giving me a bloody heart attack after every over.”
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And as described by Erasmus, things were exactly the same throughout Day 3 with players from both the sides exchanging words on several occasion.
Rishabh Pant was welcomed to bat with sledges by close fielder Rassie van der Dussen, who faced a similar treatment when he arrived in the middle during the final innings of the contest.
Jasprit Bumrah, who usually maintains a calm demeanor, too lost his cool and was involved in a mid-pitch confrontation with pacer Marco Jansen.
As far as the match is concerned, leading the side from front South Africa captain Dean Elgar stood tall against a barrage of bouncers launched by the Indian pace battery. During his 121-ball stay in the middle the Proteas captain took multiple body blows and returned unbeaten after the close of play on Day 3.
Chasing a stiff 240, Elgar was not out on 46 as South Africa reached 118/2 at stumps, needing another 112 to settle scores in the three-match series.
