Siraj got the wicket of Cameron Green in both the innings while he had Marnus Labuschagne (in first innings) and Travis Head and Nathan Lyon (in second innings).
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The right-arm pace bowler, who removed opener Joe Burns in just his second over, limped off the field after bowling the third delivery of his fourth over of Australia’s second innings.
The ‘Umpires Call’ clause comes into play in ball-tracking technology in case of close calls, leaving the umpire’s decision as binding.
While Dhoni has been named captain of the illustrious XI, Kohli, Rohit, and Bumrah are the other Indian players to make the cut in the Team of the Decade in the shortest format.
Siraj said that he was particularly proud of the way he got his second wicket. The 26-year-old fast bowler took time to generate swing but once he did, Siraj was able to set up Cameron Green.
Gavskar, a former India captain, said that he has made the observation from the few Test matches that Rahane has captained in before the second Test strated at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The incident happened in the 55th over of the Australian innings when there was a mix-up between Cameron Green and Paine.
Neither side has played a red-ball international since January when South Africa finished in a 3-1 loss in a home series against England. While their counterparts Sri Lanka were winning a two-match series 1-0 in Zimbabwe when COVID struck.
At Tea on Day One, the hosts were 136/5 with skipper Tim Paine and Cameron Green batting on 0 and 6 respectively.
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India made four changes in the team as Gill joined Mayank for opening partnership.
Paine had scored an important unbeaten 73 under pressure against India in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval to take his side within 53 runs of Indian total.
The men’s team played a total of 23 international matches — three Tests, 11 T20Is, nine ODIs, and 11 T20Is. It lost all three Tests this year — one Test is still to be played this year, against Australia, from December 26 in Melbourne — though it registered wins in 10 T20s and three ODIs, all against Australia.
Paine says the Australians are well aware of the danger posed by the likes of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul who could come into the Indian side as replacements for the Boxing Day Test.
While 11 candidates were interviewed, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee recommended Sharma, Kuruvilla and Mohanty for the three vacant positions.
The second Test will be held from December 26 to 30 in Melbourne. As for the third and fourth Test, they will be held in Sydney and Gabba.
Rahane, 32, has captained India twice in Tests and has a 100 per cent win record, with one of those wins coming against Australia, in Dharamsala in 2017.
Shaw, 21, lasted a total of six balls and managed only four runs, including a nought in the first innings, in the first Test against Australia that India lost by eight wickets well inside three days in Adelaide last Saturday.
The tenure of Sarandeep Singh, Jatin Paranjape, and Devang Gandhi ended in September, as they had served their four-year terms and they will be replaced at the most in two-three days.
The BCCI Secretary’s XI scored 128/3 while batting first, with Jaydev Shah scoring 38 and former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin scoring 37 off 22 balls. Ganguly’s solitary wicket of the match was that of Shah.
Legendary left-arm spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi, who captained Delhi to two Ranji Trophy titles in late 1970s, has asked the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to immediate remove his name associated with a stand the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium. He has also renounced his membership of the DDCA.
The BCCI has already announced that the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy will be held in January and it will also be over by the end of January. This tournament also takes place in the T20 format, so teams will have a chance to prepare for the players to bid.
The Aussie’s failure to get going in the first Test was a rare occasion he failed against India. Despite his failure, the Aussies managed to pull off a convincing win, thanks to their bowlers who shot India out for 36, the lowest Test total for the Indians.
On Saturday, the first pink-ball Test ended within three days at the Adelaide Oval with Australia clinching an emphatic eight-wicket win over India to go 1-0 in the series.