On Day 2 of the historic pink-ball Test, Indian bowlers put Virat Kohli & Co. on driver’s seat with Australian batsmen looking all at sea against the visitors. In the opening session, Australian bowlers did well to restrict India to 244 in the first innings. In response, Australian cricket fans and experts were left baffled the hosts were sent on backfoot with Australian batsmen failing to show any intent as the Indian bowlers tightened the noe.
In the absence of David Warner, Australia struggled to keep the scoreboard moving as Jasprit Bumrah removed openers Matthew Wade and Joe Burns in quick succession. Throughtout the day, the talk in the cricketing spectrum was about the pace at which the hosts scored their runs. The Australians scored at the rate of 1.91 at one stage – which was their slowest Test innings on home soil in the last 33 years.
From Glenn McGrath to Harsha Bhogle, several former cricketers and experts were perplexed to see Australia score with less than two runs in an over.
After the twin blows by Bumrah, R Ashwin removed The Big Fish as he dismissed former Australian captain Steve Smith for 1. Ashwin went on to remove Travid Head as well as debutant Cameron Green. Barring Marnus Labuschagne, none of the Australian batsmen looked comfortable at the crease. Umesh Yadav went on to dismiss Labuschagne as well as Pat Cummins to add to Australia’s woes.
