Virat Kohli, Indian players' sweet gesture for Dean Elgar after his final Test innings; WATCH

Dean Elgar was given a warm farewell by Indian players including Virat Kohli as the South African opener completed his last innings in international cricket on Wednesday. Elgar is set to retire after the ongoing Cape Town Test between India and South Africa. While he would have expected to bat a bit longer in his final Test, both his innings were over on Day 1 as 23 wickets fell on the opening day of the second Test. Elgar, who is captaining South Africa at Cape Town in the absence of injured Temba Bavuma, was cleaned up by Mohammed Siraj in the first innings as South Africa were bowled out for 55. After India were shot out on 153, the Proteas were back batting again. In the second innings, Mukesh Kumar got the wicket of Elgar. The pacer opted to bowl from around the wicket and got the ball to straighten just a bit to find the outside edge. The rest was taken care of by Kohli at the first slip. The former India captain broke into celebrations after taking the catch but quickly realised that it was Elgar’s last international innings. Kohli was then seen bowing down to the South Africa batter as Indian players ran towards a departing Elgar to congratulate him on a successful career.

#MukeshKumar's nibbler gets #DeanElgar on his final test!

Will #TeamIndia keep racking up wickets before the day's play?

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Siraj, Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were seen hugging Elgar as he walked back to the dressing room. The fans in the stands and support staff of both teams also gave a standing ovation to the opener who soaked in the warm goodbye by waving his bat in all directions.

Mutual respect takes center stage as #TeamIndia players bid a fitting farewell to the South African captain! 👏🏻🙌🏻

Thank you for the memories, #DeanElgar! 🤌🏻

Tune-in to Day 2 of #SAvIND 2nd Test
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 3, 2024

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Elgar finished his Test career with 5331 runs in 150 innings (85 matches). He averaged 38.35 and scored 14 hundreds and 23 fifties with a highest score of 199. The 36-year-old also played eight ODIs in which he scored 104 runs at an average of 17.33 and had a highest score of 42.