Australian pace maestro Mitchell Starc sent back young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on the very first ball of the pink ball Test currently underway in Adelaide
The second Test match of the ongoing India tour of Australia 2024-25 for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Adelaide Oval got off to a dramatic start with Mitchell Start trapping Yashasvi Jaiswal in front first ball for a golden duck on Friday (December 6, 2024). That set the tongues wagging, and for what? (IND Vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1 Blog | More Cricket News)
Jaiswal is one of the hottest batting talents. With his own rags-to-riches story, the 22-year-old from Uttar Pradesh has earned a legion of fans. But on Friday, many taunted the India opener following the dismissal. And some even advised the youngster to be humble.
Here's the context:
In the tour opener at Optus Stadium, Perth, Yashasvi Jaiswal allegedly sledged Mitchell Start with a "too slow" jibe during his fine second innings knock, 161 off 267.
Starc, 34, is already a legend of the game. Regarded as one of the finest exponents of their art, the Aussie entered the pink ball Test in Adelaide with 361 wickets, and as it turned out, took one ball to have his revenge.
The returning India captain won the toss and opted to bat first. The 295-run win in the opener under stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah set the five-match series beautifully as both teams, besides the prestigious bilateral series trophy, also fight for a place in the ICC World Test Championship final.
India made three changes with Rohit, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin returning to the playing XI, in place of Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar. Australia, meanwhile, have Scott Boland -- a cult figure Down Under -- in for injured pacer Josh Hazlewood.
India vs Australia, Day-Night Test Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
The India vs Australia 2nd Test match started at 9:30 AM India Time (IST) with toss taking place at 9:00 AM IST on December 6, Friday.
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