India have put Australia on the back foot in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul have added unbeaten 172 runs in the second innings, taking the overall lead to 218 runs with three days to go. The left-handed batter was not out on 90 runs off 193 balls, with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Rahul was batting on 60 runs off 153 deliveries, packed with 4 fours.
Pat Cummins and his men were thinking of putting India out of the contest after dismissing them for 150 runs. However, captain Jasprit Bumrah led from the front, taking five wickets. The hosts were bowled out for 104 runs.
Former Pakistan player Wasim Akram revealed interesting details about the retired and legendary Australian cricketers.
‘Mark Waugh, Allan Border, and several other Australian players feel happy when their team is dominated by the rival teams. They don’t want to watch the one-sided matches in their country. They enjoy hard-fought games and not easy results for the national team. India did the same thing in the opening Test,” he said on Star Sports.
India are undefeated against Australia for the last 10 years in the Test series, and it seems the phenomenal run will not end soon. The sub-continent doesn’t have the services of regular captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. Rohit opted out of the game due to the birth of his second child, while Gill is nursing a thumb injury.
