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Adelaide Sees Record Turnout For India-Australia Test Match

As many as 36,225 heads dotted the stands at the Adelaide Oval on the first day of the second India-Australia Test in Adelaide to create a new record for crowd turnout during a five-day game featuring the two sides. According to data provided by Cricket Australia (CA), the previous record was 35,081 spectators during the 2011-12 series in which India were whitewashed 4-0 by the home team. A sell-out crowd was predicted at the 53,500-capacity ground on Friday, as India and Australia renewed their rivalry after a long break between the first and second Test.

Starc claims six as Australia bundle out India for 180

:Australia's Mitchell Starc claimed a career-best 6-48 to bundle out India for 180 inside two sessions of the day-night second test in Adelaide on Friday.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Embarrassing Dismissal In 2nd Test Triggers Meme Fest

Star India batter Virat Kohli was dismissed for an 8-ball 7 in the first innings of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide on Friday. Fresh from smashing his 30th Test century last week in Perth, Kohli failed to deliver in the first installment of the pink-ball Test on Day 1, perishing against a short of length delivery from Mitchell Starc that rose sharply and caught him at slips. The dismissal was similar to his wicket in the 1st innings in Perth when Josh Hazlewood troubled him with a similar ball, inducing an inside edge that was gathered at slip.

Explained: Why R Ashwin Replaced Washington Sundar For Pink-Ball Test Against Australia

India's returning captain Rohit Sharma pulled off a big surprise at the time of the toss during the second Test against Australia on Friday. While the return of Rohit and Shubman Gill was expected, the Indian team management also swapped spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar with the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin. The return left a few baffled as Sundar was preferred over Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the first Test at Perth. However, he had no place in India's XI for the day-night contest at Adelaide. But, there remains a strong reason behind this selection. When it comes to overseas encounters, it's Jadeja who has won most battles for the sole spinner's spot. But, in terms of pink-ball matches, it's Ashwin who has impressed the most. Ashwin has a whopping 18 wickets to his name in pink-ball matches, taking the No. 1 spot in the list of Indian bowlers. Axar Patel is the next Indian in line, with 14 scalps.

LIVE | Australia v India, 2nd Test - Day 1

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

India vs Australia LIVE Score, 2nd Test Pink Ball Match Day 1: Rohit Sharma-Led India Look To Bury 36-All Out Ghosts

India vs Australia 2nd Test LIVE Updates: The India vs Australia Day-Night Test is here. Both teams will enter the Adelaide Oval on Friday knowing fully well that a win here may impact the series in more ways than one.

'Not Focusing Solely On Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah': Australia Star's Blunt Remark On Team India

India is a team of superstars, and Australia is not focused on countering just 'extraordinary' players like Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli, but the entire group as everyone is incredibly talented, spinner Nathan Lyon said on Wednesday. In the buildup to the Border Gavasakar Trophy and post India's emphatic 295-run with the series-opener in Perth, the chatter has revolved around specific Indian players including Kohli and Bumrah.

Pink Ball Does More Than Red, One Has To Find His Own Way To Deal With It: Rohit Sharma

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that one will need to devise his own methods to deal with the challenges posed by the pink Kookaburra ball during the day/night Test against Australia as it would do a bit more than the traditional red cherry. Rohit, who didn't score too many in the truncated warm-up game against the Prime Minister's XI, was asked for his take on the pink ball and he agreed with his colleague KL Rahul's view that it does come faster than the red Kookaburra.

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Adelaide Sees Record Turnout For India-Australia Test Match

Starc claims six as Australia bundle out India for 180

Watch: Virat Kohli's Embarrassing Dismissal In 2nd Test Triggers Meme Fest

Explained: Why R Ashwin Replaced Washington Sundar For Pink-Ball Test Against Australia

LIVE | Australia v India, 2nd Test - Day 1

India vs Australia LIVE Score, 2nd Test Pink Ball Match Day 1: Rohit Sharma-Led India Look To Bury 36-All Out Ghosts

'Not Focusing Solely On Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah': Australia Star's Blunt Remark On Team India

Pink Ball Does More Than Red, One Has To Find His Own Way To Deal With It: Rohit Sharma