New Delhi. India has had a very bad start on the Australia tour. In the first test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the Indian team is struggling even after winning the toss. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the first two batsmen of the Indian team were out without opening the account while the third batsman went on to score 5 runs. KL Rahul, who came to the opening role from the middle order, definitely batted well, but the controversial decision forced him to return to the pavilion. Till lunch break, India’s score was 51 runs for 4 wickets.
The first Test of the 5-match series between India and Australia is being played in Perth. Jasprit Bumrah won the toss in this match and decided to bat first. The Indian team has entered this match with 6 changes. India has given a chance to debut to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana in this match. Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel are also making a comeback in the playing eleven from this match. When India played the last Test against New Zealand in Mumbai, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan and Akash Deep were playing in the playing eleven, who are not playing in Perth.
Jaiswal and Devdutt could not open account
Team India, who came to bat first on a pitch conducive to fast bowlers, got its first blow due to the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Yashasvi was caught by Mitchell Starc at gully by Nathan McSweeney. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out without opening the account. This match was also not good for Devdutt Padikkal, who was returning to the team and was batting at number three in place of Shubman Gill. He faced 23 balls, but managed to open the account. This is the first test match of both Jaiswal and Devdutt in Australia.
Virat could not handle Hazlewood’s ball
Virat Kohli landed at his favorite number 4. He also started well. Some balls were defended with full confidence. But Virat could not handle a rising ball from Josh Hazlewood. He also tried to remove the bat from the line of the ball, but failed. The ball took the outside edge of the bat and Usman Khawaja, standing in the slip, made no mistake in catching it. Virat Kohli was out after scoring 5 runs.
Rahul batted fiercely
KL Rahul batted well at one end, but a controversial decision forced him to return to the pavilion. Rahul, who was playing hard, was out after scoring 26 runs in 74 balls. A ball from Mitchell Starc passed very close to his bat, which was easily caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey. There was an appeal for out, which was rejected by the on-field umpire. Australia took DRS on this. It was not clear from the TV replays whether the ball hit the bat or not. But the third umpire gave it out. Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar criticized this decision and said that it is an unfair decision. Pakistan’s Wasim Akram also said that this is a doubtful decision.
Tags: Border Gavaskar Trophy, India vs Australia, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Team india, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 22, 2024, 10:01 IST