Shiv Sunder Das is relatively new to Indian cricket. He has had good success as an opening batsman and has cemented his place in the team. He has played 12 Test matches so far, scoring 923 runs at an above-par average of 43.95. A closer look at his second-innings batting suggests that he does a shade better, 405 runs at an average of 45.00. Against South Africa, Das has played only one Test match (Bloemfontein); he scored nine runs in the first innings and 63 runs in the second.