IND VS AUS 2nd Test: Australia wins the toss as the battle of two giants begins in Delhi.
IND VS AUS: Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar honoured Cheteshwar Pujara by giving him a special cap for his 100th Test. Shreyas Iyer replaces Suryakumar Yadav, and Australia goes with just one quick bowler.
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On a misty morning in Delhi, Australia has won the toss and skipper Pat Cummins has opted to bat first. Australia has handed a baggy green cap to Matthew Kuhnemann, marking his test debut. In a surprising move, the Aussies have included only one quick bowler in their side.
India, however, has only made a single change by bringing Shreyas Iyer back in the middle order. At the toss, the Indian skipper expressed his desire that they would’ve batted first had they won the toss.
IND vs AUS: – Australia Starts Strong
The opening pair of Usman Khawaja and David Warner did hard work early on to deny India an early wicket like Nagpur. The duo stitched 50 runs together, and while Khawaja looked fluent, Warner continued to play watchful. As the latter was looking set to score big, an unplayable delivery from Md. Shami took the outside edge, and the ball flew into the keeper’s gloves. Warner departed for 15 (44).
IND vs AUS: Khawaja brings up his fifty, Ashwin strikes twice before lunch.
Khawaja stood strong after Warner’s departure; the left-hander brought up his 20th test fifty just in the last over before lunch. Although Australia is cruising with a run rate of 3.76, the two wickets right before lunch have brought the contest back into balance.
Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his excellent form against Australia, dismissing the top two batters, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, in three deliveries. Jadeja too nearly had Khawaja caught in front of the stumps, but the batsman went for the review instantly, and the third umpire ruled the decision in favour of the batsman as the ball was pitching outside leg.
At Lunch. Australia are 94/3.
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IND vs AUS: – Sunil Gavaskar honours Cheteshwar Pujara
Before the match, India’s legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar presented a special cap to the Indian senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for the veteran’s 100th test match.
“It is an honour to receive this cap from you, legends like you have inspired me (On reciving cap from Sunil Gavaskar). I wanted to play for India as a youngster but I never thought I’d get to 100 Test matches. Test cricket is the ultimate format for me, it challenges you just like life. To all the youngsters, I’d encourage y’all to work hard to play Test cricket for India. I’d like to thank my wife, my family, everyone in BCCI and all my teammates who’ve supported me throughout this journey”. The India’s number 3quoted while his family stood beside and rest of the team behind him.
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IND vs AUS:- Players to represent India in 100 or more test matches :-
| Name | Matches |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 |
| Rahul Dravid | 163 |
| VVS Laxman | 134 |
| Anil Kumble | 132 |
| Kapil Dev | 131 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 125 |
| Dilip Vengsarskar | 116 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 113 |
| Virat Kohli* | 106 |
| Ishant Sharma* | 105 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 103 |
| Virendera Sehwag | 103 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara* | 100 |
IND vs AUS Pujara’s Record in Tests
| Matches | 99 |
| Innings | 169 |
| Runs | 7021 |
| Balls | 15797 |
| 50s | 34 |
| 100s | 19 |
| 200s | 3 |
| Highest Score | 206 |
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