1st Test, Day 2: We're still fighting and still in the contest, insists Marcus Harris
Cricket | December 07, 2018 16:45 ISTHarris praised the Indian attack for keeping things tight and restricting them to 191 for seven at stumps.
Harris praised the Indian attack for keeping things tight and restricting them to 191 for seven at stumps.
India took seven wickets in the day but made sure Australia doesn't get away with it and only gave away at 191 runs from 88 overs.
At stumps, Australia were 191/7 in 88 overs with Ashwin being their primary tormentor, securing figures of 3/50 in 33 overs. The hosts trail India by 59 runs in Adelaide.
Rishabh Pant was heard chirping constantly behind the stumps as India looked to restrict the home side below their first innings total of 250.
Officials in Australia said they were worried after a modest 23,802 turned out for the opening day of the Test series in Adelaide on Thursday.
India rattled the Australian batsmen with a combination of spin and pace to reduce the hosts to 191/7 on Day 2 despite Head's valiant unbeaten half-century.
Skipper Virat Kohli, who grabbed all the headlines ahead of the Adelaide Test, failed to live up to the expectations in the first innings.
Ganguly termed India's batting display as 'loose' and said that the batsmen failed in their shot selection.
Pujara scored 246-ball 123 to pull India out of trouble in the ongoing match at Adelaide Oval.
The talismanic batsman, who is famous for his grounded shots and hard-fought run between the wickets broke his almost five years jinx.
Pujara showed the same grit and gumption that is typical of him en route a 246-ball 123 that kept India in the game after being reduced to 127 for six in the 50th over.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 16th Test ton before falling for 123 off 246 balls at the Adelaide Oval in the first Test versus Australia.
Rohit Sharma scored 37 off 61 balls, hitting two boundaries and three sixes at the Adelaide Oval.
Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall to anchor India to 250/9 on Day 1 of the 1st Test with his maiden ton in Australia as India once again succumbed to Australia's pace in Adelaide.
The basic idea was to give the youngsters a peek into how a senior player handles the media and the tough questions.
Dada also sees the tour as an opportunity for Virat Kohli to stamp his name among the greatest captains in the history of Indian cricket.
The Indian skipper hinted that there could be a bit of verbal banter without violating the 'Code of Conduct'.
The series is even more important for Kohli as it would also define his legacy as a leader having already established himself as world's premier batsman.
India have never won a Test series in Australia and their recent overseas record has also been poor with 1-2 loss to South Africa in February and 1-4 defeat to England in September.
The 19-year-old from Mumbai was ruled out of the opening Test after hurting his left ankle while trying to take a catch at the deep mid-wicket boundary during India's practice match.
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