Thakur has been preferred by the Indian team management ahead of Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav because of his superior batting skills.
Bawa (43 not out) and Tambe (35 not out) joined forced when India were in trouble at 197 for six but they kept calm to take the 'Boys in Blue' to their required 260-run target with 10 balls to spare.
Sachin Tendulkar was simply sensational while touring South Africa, scoring six centuries in total.
Twice, the rain stopped and umpires decided on inspection but on both occasions just before they were to step out, heavens opened up once again.
Australia was bowled out for 267 as the home side grabbed a first-innings advantage of 82 runs, before England reached 31-4 in its second innings at stumps.
Overnight rain on the Highveld continued into the morning and intermittent showers are forecast throughout the day.
Ponting reckons Stokes must deviate from the conservative approach to help the struggling tourists
Virat Kohli remains the Test skipper, one of the finest white-ball exponents and star opener, Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the T20 and ODI captain.
Marcus Harris was caught on the stump mic criticising the technology and the video has gone viral since then.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: India is seeking a long-awaited first test series win in South Africa.
A COVID-19 scare involving two members of England's support staff delayed the start of the second day of the third Ashes cricket test and led to speculation that the series could be under threat if further outbreaks occur.
Lungi Ngidi’s delivery on Sunday was easily the widest of the lot. It was floated up way outside off stump for the drive.
Agarwal scored an enterprising half-century today, but Rahul reached three-figures and remained unbeaten at the end of the day’s play.
The 24-year-old Arora carved an unbeaten 136 with 13 boundaries and a solitary strike over the ropes. He recalls the dressing room talk before he went out to bat in Jaipur.
Opting to bat, India scored 272 for 3 at close of play with KL Rahul remaining not out on 122. His opening partner Agarwal contributed 60 while Ajinkya Rahane also returned unconquered on 40.
Yadav was playing for his club Parsee Gymkhana in the three-day Police Shield final against Payyade Sports Club, in which he scored 259 runs in 152 balls at the Police Gymkhana ground in Mumbai.
Shrugging off days of taut tensions, KL and Mayank start SA tour with 117 run partnership in India's 272/3
Ajaz will rarely get home games for NZ and Axar might only get home games for India but 2021 bunched the unlikely spin twain in their destiny
Rishi Dhawan-led Himachal Pradesh beat Tamil Nadu to win their first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Both Rahul and Agarwal, who are close friends and play for the same domestic team, left the ball well against a pace attack which did not bowl well enough in favourable conditions.
Hockley did not entertain questions on whether CA would like to ease the workload on Langer, who is in charge of all three formats.
England was bowled out for 185, before Australia reached 61-1 at stumps.
India vs South Africa 1st Test, Centurion weather report: Here is all you need to know about the weather in Centurion.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: K L Rahul produced a majestic knock in testing conditions en route to his sixth overseas century as India made a near perfect start to the Test series against South Africa.
Hockley has dubbed the allegations surrounding the former player as 'unsubstantiated' and 'historical.'