Updated On: 05 November, 2023 07:52 AM IST | Kolkata | R Kaushik
India look to continue unbeaten run against in-form South Africa to stay atop at Eden Gardens

Virat Kohli at the Eden Gardens nets on Saturday. The No. 3 batsman will want a big score on his 35th birthday today. Pic/Getty Images
Nearly 32 years back to the week, the City of Joy turned up in large numbers to welcome South Africa back to the international cricket fold. After more than three decades of isolation owing to their apartheid policy, the South Africans made a triumphant return to the world stage, not so much winning a three-match ODI series (India clinched it 2-1) as winning hearts and touching lives with their humility and gratitude.