IND vs AUS, Day 2 morning bulletin: Captain Bumrah eyes special fifer at Perth

IND vs AUS Day 2 morning bulletin: The first IND vs AUS Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth got off to a riveting start, with Jasprit Bumrah and Co. aiming to bundle Australia out under 100 on Saturday.

17 wickets fell on the opening day as Australia slipped to 67 for seven in reply to India’s 150 batting first. The hosts were put through the wringer with a spellbinding Bumrah ripped apart the top-order with four wickets, making it one of the worst starts for Australia at home this century.

The reigning WTC champions’ lowest Test score since 2001 at home stands at 85 against South Africa in 2016, and Bumrah’s pacy unit will be aiming to have a shot at history on Day 2.

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Revisit Sriram Veera’s opening day report from the Optus Stadium

Buckle your seatbelts and get ready for a summer of bowlers. On an utterly stunning opening day at Perth, the batsmen from both teams wobbled along at a below-par standard to make the Test match, and the series, rather interesting. When India were shot out for 150, it seemed like a nasty rewind to the summers of 90’s. Instead, jaws dropped at the Optus Stadium in admiration and respect at the startling fightback, led by the captain Jasprit Bumrah and the newcomer Harshit Rana, ably supported by Mohammad Siraj to leave Australia reeling at 67 for 7 at stumps…. READ MORE

Sriram Veera on Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy

The way the first day has gone, it would take a punter to bet on what’s in store not only for the rest of the series but even on Saturday. It could go India’s way or not, but at the least, it’s now not the so-called ‘questionable punts’ on the youngsters. It’s now upto the seniors, to the likes of Virat Kohli and co. to take that onus. Not often in Indian cricket that statement can hold true, but in faraway Australia, in an extremely tough situation, under a stand-in captain who played with relative newbies, it does hold true. (READ MORE)

Sriram Veera on Virat Kohli’s dismissal

The first round to Australia and Hazlewood. Kohli has revealed his card: stand outside the crease a touch, and try to get forward as much as possible and negotiate the ball from there. It hasn’t worked in Perth in the first innings. What will the second round bring in? (READ MORE)

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