If Shubman Gill was the talk of the town with his sparkling 128 on Saturday, it was Kohli's turn to be in the spotlight on Sunday to break his drought of Test century which lasted 1025 days through his determined 364-ball stay at the crease, hitting 15 boundaries and enthralling a sizeable Sunday crowd.
ESPN took to Twitter and wrote, “The wait is over, the drought has ended. Virat Kohli has his first Test century since November 2019. #INDvAUS.”
On a pitch which still hasn't shown signs of a sharp turn, Ashwin single-handedly got India back in the match. After picking three wickets in the second session, Ashwin took three more to get his six-fer and wrap Australia's innings at 167.2 overs.
The high-voltage final match will be played in Cape Town on Sunday.
Meanwhile, India thrashed Australia to secure a thumping win by an innings and 132 runs in the first test at Nagpur.
Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has come out in support of the spinner and silenced those questioning Jadeja and his brilliant form.
In another tweet, BCCI wrote, “Rohit Sharma leads from the front with a magnificent century. This is his 9th century in Test Cricket.”
The explosive batsman is making a strong statement for India’s Test team as well.
To counter Ashwin’s threat in the Test series, Australian batters have been practicing against the off-spinner’s duplicate Maheesh Pithiya as a net bowler.
Virat Kohli (63) and Suryakumar Yadav (69) struck brilliant half-centuries and figured in a century partnership as India defeated Australia by six wickets with one ball to spare in the 3rd T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday to clinch the three-match series 2-1.
The video begins with both of them, dead-serious in shades, syncing their steps to the beat, before Kohli breaks into a smile and peels off.
The 32-year-old pacer has not reached Mohali, where the first of the three T20Is against the Aussies, is scheduled to be played on September 20.
Openers Alyssa Healy (72 off 65) and Rachael Haynes (43 off 52) got Australia off to a flier with a 121-run stand before skipper Lanning (97 off 107) took the team on the cusp of victory.
The focus will now shift to the final leg of the multi-format series featuring three T20Is on October 7, 9 and 10
Melbourne: Both India and Australia will aim to take a lead in the four-match Test series, currently leveled 1-1, when they square-off in the much awaited Boxing Day clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), starting here from Wednesday. While India on Tuesday dropped both its openers — Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay, Australia made […]
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