Virat Kohli hugs Dean Elgar, asks fans to bow down as South Africa captain gets out for 12 in his last Test innings

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IND vs SA: In a heart-warming gesture after Dean Elgar was dismissed for 12 in his final Test innings, Virat Kohli hugged the South Africa captain, asked the Indian fans not to celebrate his dismissal and bow down to the 36-year-old.

On the second ball of the 11th over, Mukesh Kumar picked the wicket of Dean Elgar who edged a delivery outside off into the hands of Virat Kohli at first slip.

Virat Kohli first appeared to celebrate the wicket with a flying kiss towards the fans, but then immediately bowed down to pay tribute to Elgar who finished his 86-match Test career with 5347 runs at an average of 37.65. He also urged the fans to do the same.

Virat Kohli then moved swiftly towards Elgar and gave him a warm hug before other team India players including captain Rohit Sharma came forward to congratulate Elgar on a fabulous career for South Africa.

A smiling Dean Elgar walked back to the stadium amid applause from fans and members of both sides. Shardul Thakur, who was dropped from India eleven for the second Test, also congratulated Dean Elgar as he was entering the pavilion.

The southpaw batter scored four runs in the first innings before being clean bowled by Mohammed Siraj. Notably, South Africa were bundled out for 55 in 23.2 overs after electing to bat first on Day 1 of the series-decider.

India took a 98-run first innings lead and lost their last six wickets without adding anything to their first innings total of 153 in 34.5 overs. As many as 23 wickets fell on Day 1 of the Cape Town Test.