The performance of the Indian bowlers was uneven to say the least on the first day of the fourth Test match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad. While the hosts managed to pick up two wickets in the first session, most of the bowlers struggled with consistency and Usman KhawajaK’s brilliant ton meant that Australia ended the first day in the driving seat. However, the one Indian player who earned praise for his commitment on the field was captain Rohit Sharma, Rohit looked dynamic with his captaincy and kept trying different bowling combinations to trouble the visitors. first break during drinks cameron green Coming out to bat for Australia, Rohit was caught on video having an animated conversation with the team as he pointed to the scoreboard and gave instructions to his teammates.
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The gestures were noticed by commentators, who tried to guess the content of his speech.
The former India left-arm spinner said, “It was like he was pointing towards the scoreboard and saying ‘just keep going’. What we have done is come back strongly.” Murali Karthik in the comment box.
Opener Usman Khawaja hit the first century of the series by an Australian batsman as the tourists reached 255-4 on the opening day of the fourth Test against India on Thursday.
The left-handed Khawaja, batting on 104, played a key role, including a 79-run third-wicket partnership with skipper Steve Smith, who scored 38 to get Australia off to a strong start.
After a long grind, Khawaja was opening the batting with Cameron Green on 49 after Australia elected to bat at the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
Pakistan-born Khawaja was jubilant after scoring his second century of the low-scoring series in the final over of the day.
India skipper Rohit Sharma scored 120 in the opener but is now second only to the Australian opener, who leads the series batting charts with 257 runs.
Green was the attacking partner in an unbeaten 85-run partnership with Khawaja that sealed Australia’s dominance once again despite two wickets in the final session.
travis head Started aggressively and scored 32 in an opening partnership of 61 with Khawaja, before India bounced back with two wickets in the first session.
Khawaja and stand-in-captain Smith worked hard after lunch to weaken the Indian bowlers on a pitch that was good for batting.
Ravindra Jadeja Smith was bowled by the left-arm spinner after the ball slipped off the turf and went inside the batsman and onto the stumps.
Mohammed Shami got his second wicket by bowling peter handscombBut Khwaja continued to work hard.
Pacer Shami started the match with a wide and Khawaja soon hit a boundary.
The pitches in the first three Tests were rank-turners, with India totaling 400 in the opening match.
The left-handed head took the responsibility of hitting several boundaries including three in one over of the fast bowler. Umesh Yadav,
Head survived by scoring seven runs off the wicketkeeper Shrikar Bharat Yadav missed a simple catch and the opener added 25 more before getting out. Ravichandran Ashwin,
Khawaja tries to build another partnership, but Shami gets it marnus labuschagne For three, with a delivery that came in and rattled the stumps.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese were in attendance for the first hour of play at the 132,000-capacity stadium, named after the Indian premier.
Smith won the toss and named an unchanged XI from their previous win in Indore which kept the series alive 2–1.
India need a win to clinch the series and secure their berth in the World Test Championship final, scheduled for June at The Oval in London.
(with AFP inputs)
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