India, Nov. 22 -- Temba Bavuma keeps adding to his stature as a Test captain for South Africa. On a bright Guwahati morning, with Jasprit Bumrah probing and India sniffing a way back into the series, Bavuma quietly slipped into a club reserved for South African giants. While reaching 31 during the first innings of the second Test between India and South Africa, he went past 1000 Test runs as captain.

Bavuma reached the landmark in his 20th innings as captain, making him the joint second fastest South African skipper to reach the landmark alongside Dudley Nurse, with only Graeme Smith getting there quicker in 17 innings. The Guwahati knock also made him just the ninth South African to score 1000 Test runs while leading the side.

Since ta...