Team India have begun the third Test in opposition to Australia on the Holkar Stadium in Indore in dramatic vogue. After skipper Rohit Sharma received the toss and elected to bat first, Australian spinners Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy have lowered the hosts to 84/7 by lunch on Day 1 on Wednesday (March 1).
India had received off to a flyer with 26 runs in the primary 5 overs, Kuhnemann’s introduction to the assault led to dramatic collapse as India misplaced 5 wickets in the primary hour’s play. Shubman Gill and former India captain Virat Kohli are the one batters to cross the 20-run mark in the third Test as far as the spinners have India on the mat.
Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, no turned commentator, feels that that is one other ‘3-day Test match loading’. “3 day test match loading or even shorter maybe,” Karthik tweeted.
3 day check match loading and even shorter perhaps _#INDvsAUSTest #BGT2023
— DK (@DineshKarthik) March 1, 2023
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer additionally took a hilarious dig on the Indore pitch. “Looking at the pitch, not only Shami but I think Siraj and Umesh are also rested for this test,” Jaffer tweeted.
Looking on the pitch, not solely Shami however I believe Siraj and Umesh are additionally rested for this check _ #INDvAUS #BGT2023
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 1, 2023
Matthew Hayden on air known as the the black soil floor on the Holkar Stadium a day-three pitch and it positive behaved like one. Three batters together with skipper Rohit Sharma (12), Ravindra Jadeja (4) and Shreyas Iyer (0) perished whereas attempting to assault.
Virat Kohli (22 off 52) appeared assured in the center earlier than being trapped lbw by Todd Murphy in direction of the tip of the session.
Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann and veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon took took three wickets every. Having regained match health, each Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green made Australia’s enjoying eleven.
Starc’s first over to Rohit was among the many highlights of the session. Before the spinners ran by way of the Indian batting, Starc received the ball to swing giving the India skipper a troublesome time. Rohit received a faint exterior edge on the very first ball he confronted however Australia didn’t take a evaluation. Three balls later, Starc received the ball to swing again in and it flicked Rohit’s pads. Ball monitoring confirmed the ball would have hit the off stump however Australia determined in opposition to taking DRS once more.
