IND vs AUS: Ravindra Jadeja creates report, Kapil Dev joins elite listing

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IND vs AUS: Ravindra Jadeja creates report, Kapil Dev joins elite listing

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja created a novel report by taking the wicket of Travis Head on the primary day of the third Test between India vs Australia in Indore on Wednesday.

After the top snare, Jadeja grew to become the second Indian after the legendary Kapil Dev to take 500 wickets and rating 5000 runs in worldwide cricket.

Jadeja has scored 5,527 runs in 298 matches with three centuries and 31 half-centuries, together with his highest rating being 175* in opposition to Sri Lanka final 12 months.

In the match, Jadeja ultimately ended the day with 4/63, taking all 4 wickets for India together with that of stand-in captain Steve Smith (26 off 38).

Earlier, after shedding seven batsmen in direction of the tip of the opening session, India may solely add 25 extra runs to their whole, with Matthew Kuhnmann (5/16) ending with career-best figures in first-class cricket.

Had it not been for Umesh Yadav’s 13-ball 17, India would have struggled to cross the 100-run mark. For India, Virat Kohli scored the very best 22 runs in 52 balls.

The pitch appeared unplayable when India have been batting however Usman Khawaja (60) & Co confirmed the way in which for the house workforce.

Gritty knock from Khawaja drives just a few on the off facet. He didn’t shrink back from enjoying the reverse sweep however principally performed straight.

The left-handed batsman hardly put a foot improper in his intelligent knock however when he did, he paid for it. In the forty third over of the innings, Khawaja went to comb Jadeja’s ball across the off stump and was caught at deep midwicket.

Having trailed the sequence 0-2, Australia appeared sturdy in willpower and goal to finish the day at 156 for 4 with a lead of 47 runs.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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