India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma shuts up the Adelaide crowd.© X/Twitter
India got a tough time by Travis Head and different Australian batters on the second day of the second Take a look at in Adelaide on Saturday. Whereas Head scored a ton, others gave good assist. That’s not to say that the Indian bowlers didn’t toil exhausting. Wickets got here, however not at intervals that the Rohit Sharma and Co. would have appreciated to. There have been exchanges on the sphere with Virat Kohli taking the cake. The previous Indian cricket group captain has prior to now riled up Australia crowd and it was no totally different on Saturday. He confirmed the ‘shut up’ to the Adelaide crowd after Marnus Labuschagne departed with Yashasvi Jaiswal taking an amazing catch off Nitish Reddy’s bowling.
India captain Rohit Sharma couldn’t assist however be amused on the proceedings.
Virat Kohli after Labuschagne dismissal #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/hhTrSDoRqs
— SAHIL RAJPUT (@SahisahilS) December 7, 2024
Marnus Labuschagne lastly regained kind with a composed half-century earlier than being overshadowed by Travis Head’s flamboyance as Australia negotiated the Indian pacers to succeed in 191 for 4 at tea on day two of the second Take a look at right here on Saturday.
Head picked the gaps with ease on method to an unbeaten 53 off 67 balls to maintain Australia forward within the contest after India grabbed three wickets within the first session. The hosts had been forward by 11 runs, having gone previous India’s first innings whole of 180.
Labuschagne (64), whose place within the group was debated previous to this sport owing to his extended lean run with the bat, registered his twenty sixth half-century after which launched himself right into a flurry of boundaries in what had been worrying indicators for India.
However promising all-rounder Nitish Reddy lower brief Labuschagne’s innings because the batter tried to information him by way of gully just for Yashasvi Jaiswal to carry on to the catch.
Seeking to battle their manner again into the sport after Australia’s dominance on the opening day, India obtained an early breakthrough by way of who else however Jasprit Bumrah 4 overs into play.
Taking part in in solely his second Take a look at after a forgettable debut in Perth, Nathan McSweeney had no reply to one in all many glorious deliveries from Bumrah, which straightened a fraction after touchdown on the right size and all of the batter may do was get a bit of nick whereas attempting to defend after getting caught on the crease.
McSweeney walked again after a hard-fought 39, a much better effort following his twin failures within the sequence opener, however Steve Smith’s poor run of kind continued as the previous captain obtained out in probably the most unlucky style after a short keep on the crease.
Subjects talked about on this article
( headline and story edited by our workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
