During that game, Smith was caught looking for assistance as he considered reviewing an lbw decision, which is banned. But, Keefe took six wickets again along with Lyon’s four.
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India maintains its lead as the number one Test team with a rating of 122 points, while Australia is second with 108 points.
In the Second test, the spinners are happy about the pitch in the Bengaluru.
At stumps, openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay were batting at the crease on their respective scores of 13 and 6. Rahane too plucked out a stump, pretty calmly and in contrast to the rapid innings he’d played – 37* off 28b. In those three series, though, they had lost all the nine Tests played, compared to this series in which they won one and drew one. India were still not comfortable against spin against Australia. He also pointed out the India management raised the issue with the on-field umpires and match referee Chris Broad.
“But the way we’ve been out here competing in each and every test match, it’s been great to be part of a fantastic series”.
The feisty India captain sustained a shoulder injury in the third test in Ranchi, where he was mocked by Australian Glenn Maxwell who clutched his shoulder after diving to save a boundary just like Kohli had done before hurting himself. Whereas, the India scored 603 runs with the records of Pujara’s double ton and Wriddhiman Saha’s century. The match was drawn.
But the way Rahane led India in the fourth Test match was indeed incredible.
The third match, which was played in Ranchi, was a boring day with series tied at 1-1.
4 Consecutive series wins for India against Australia at home, since losing the 2004-05 series.
Mumbai: Virat Kohli may not want to be friends with the Aussies after an intensely-fought Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but the India captain showed that he is a completely different person with this teammates. He had apparently accused the Indian captain Virat Kohli of skipping the deciding Dharamsala Test because of his IPL commitments.
Prior to the opening Test at Pune, Kohli had said that regardless of what is said and done in the heat of moment is invariably forgotten when the teams vacate the combat zone, Sport24 reported.
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Ravindra Jadeja and Mathew Wade tussled constantly, and other players exchanged words.
