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India vs Australia: File photograph of Sunil Gavaskar© BCCI/IPL
The Indian cricket staff bowlers had a tough time on Day 2 of the second Take a look at in Adelaide. Led by an ideal 140 (141b) by Travis Head, Australia seized the momentum towards the Rohit Sharma-led aspect to take an enormous lead. Overcoming the deficit within the second innings will probably be an enormous process for India. The Indian bowlers together with Jasprit Bumrah usually erred on their strains and former Indian cricket staff captain Sunil Gavaskar was not impressed. He significantly criticised Mohammed Siraj within the 82nd over when Siraj was hit for a 4 and a six on deliveries that had been directed at his pads.
“You have to target the off-stump line. If you are going to give him deliveries on the pads, you are going to get hit. If you are doing again and again, you are basically saying, ‘hit me’,” Gavaskar stated throughout commentary. However on the third ball of the identical over, Siraj bowled Head with a yorker and gave him fiery send-off. Sunil Gavaskar was impressed with the dismissal.
Native hero Travis Head struck a sensational century as Australia continued to dominate proceedings, extending their result in 152 runs at dinner towards India on day two of the pink ball Take a look at right here on Saturday.
Head struck nearly a run-a-ball 140 in entrance of his dwelling crowd as Australia reached 332/8 when dinner was taken.
Head, who was dropped twice, made probably the most of his reprieves. He smashed 17 fours and 4 maximums in his 141-ball knock as the sport seemingly edged away from India.
India picked 4 wickets within the session. Mohammed Siraj struck twice together with placing an finish to Head’s entertaining knock, which afforded the Australian decrease order to bat with freedom.
Temporary scores: India: 180 all out in 44.1 overs. Australia: 332 for 8 in 85 overs (Travis Head 140, Marnus Labuschagne 64; Jasprit Bumrah 4/59, Mohammed Siraj 2/95)
With PTI inputs
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