gaba4 hours ago
- copy link
The last pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep saved India from follow-on in the ongoing third Test against Australia in Brisbane. Both of them have made a partnership of 39 for the last wicket.
Akashdeep avoided the follow-on by hitting four consecutive fours off the bowling of Australian captain Pat Cummins. After this, he also hit a six on Cummins’ ball. The reaction of the Indian dressing room on both these shots was worth seeing. Coach Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma jumped with joy.
Read the top-6 moments of the fourth day…
1. Two moments were seen in the 75th over.
- Kohli, Rohit and Gambhir did high-fi celebration after avoiding follow on
Virat Kohli celebrating Gautam Gambhir by giving him hi-fi.
Captain Cummins brought the 75th over of the Indian innings. Before this over, India needed only 4 runs to save the follow-on. On the very second ball of Cummins, Akash Deep played a cut shot and hit a four towards the gully. After this four, the joy of Indian coaches Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli present in the dressing room knew no bounds.
Both of them did hi-fi celebration by clapping each other. After this Kohli also made fun of Rohit.
Akash Deep saved the follow-on by hitting a four.
- Kohli shocked by Akash Deep’s six
Kohli’s reaction after Akash Deep’s six.
On the fourth ball of the 75th over, Akash Deep hit Cummins for a six over midwicket. On a full length ball, Akash hit a six on the second floor of the stadium. Seeing this six, Kohli present at the pavilion stood up from his seat and came towards the window. His reaction here was shocking.
Akash Deep is unbeaten on 27 runs till the stumps of the fourth day. Along with Bumrah (10*), he has added 39 unbeaten runs on 54 balls for the last wicket. On returning to the pavilion, the entire team gave a standing ovation to both of them.
Akash Deep hits Cummins for a six over midwicket.
Rohit, Kohli and Gambhir giving standing ovation to Akash Deep and Bumrah.
2. Life to Rahul on the first ball of the day
When KL Rahul missed the catch, he was batting on 33 runs.
KL Rahul got life on the first ball of the fourth day. Pat Cummins’ good length ball got extra bounce and Rahul was out. The ball took the outer edge of the bat and went to Smith standing at second slip. However, Smith was not ready and the catch was dropped. Earlier, Josh Hazlewood got injured during practice. They have not entered the day game.
Rahul was the top scorer for India in the first innings, he scored 84 runs.
3. Smith dived and caught Rahul with one hand.
KL Rahul was caught by Smith on 84 runs.
India lost the sixth wicket in the 43rd over. Here KL Rahul was out after scoring 84 runs. He was caught by Nathan Lyon at the hands of Steve Smith. Smith took the catch by diving. Here the partnership of 67 runs was broken.
4. Ravindra Jadeja came out to play with a special bat.
‘Marwari Stallion’ was written on Ravindra Jadeja’s bat.
During the third match, Jadeja came out to play with a special bat. When he came to bat, ‘Marwari Stallion’ was written on his bat and a sticker of the horse was attached. Marwari Stallion is a breed of horses from the Jodhpur region of Rajasthan. Jadeja is very fond of horses. Jadeja played an important inning of 77 runs on 123 balls in this match.
5. Starc troubled by rain
Starc’s reaction was like this after the game was stopped due to rain.
Umpire explaining to Starc after his disappointment.
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc got troubled due to continuous rain in the match. The game was stopped due to rain for the fourth time today in the 63rd over. Here Starc was ready to bowl the third ball of the over. But seeing the rain increasing, the umpire stopped him from bowling. Starc asked the umpire to complete the over, but he refused. After this he looked frustrated.
6. Carey’s diving catch
Alex Carey took the catch of Siraj by diving.
In the 63rd over, wicketkeeper Alex Carey jumped to his right and took a brilliant catch on Starc’s ball. Here Siraj went to play a drive shot on Starc’s full length ball, it hit the outer edge of the bat and Carey took a brilliant catch. Siraj was out after scoring 1 run.
Jadeja is trending on Google Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja saved India from playing follow-on by playing an inning of 77 runs on the fourth day of the Gabba Test. After this he is trending on Google. See Google trend below…
Source: google trends , Also read this news related to GABA test… India-Australia 3rd Test- India saved follow-on
India has saved itself from playing follow-on in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The Indian team is behind by 193 runs in the ongoing match at The Gabba Stadium. Till stumps on the fourth day of the match on Tuesday, India has scored 252 runs for 9 wickets. Read the full news…