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Watch: Nathan Lyon Produces Unplayable Delivery To Dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara, Leaves Rohit Sharma Stunned

The Indore pitch turned out to be extremely helpful for spinners as the Australian spinners bundled out India for just 109 on Day 1 of the third Test encounter on Wednesday. Both India openers – Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill – were bamboozled by the extra spin that the Australian bowlers enjoyed but the dismissal of Cheteshwar Pujara left everyone visibly stunned. In the ninth over of the match, Nathan Lyon pitched the ball short outside off stump and Pujara was quickly on his back foot to cut it through the point region. However, the ball turned massively and crashed into the stumps as Pujara was left completely stranded by his stance. The shock was visible on Pujara's face as he made his way back to the pavilion and even skipper Rohit was visibly stunned.

India vs Australia - "Unacceptable": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Ravindra Jadeja For Bowling No-Balls

Ravindra Jadeja is a key all-rounder for Team India and he has reinstilled that belief through his sensational comeback. A knee injury which was followed by surgery kept Jadeja out of cricketing action for the majority part in the latter half of the year 2022 before he made a return to competitive cricket in January this year. On his return, Jadeja picked eight wickets in a Ranji Trophy game for his side Saurashtra before the player took his performance to the next level in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was named the Player of the Match in the first two Tests against Australia.

Watch: Virat Kohli Breaks Into Dance On Field During Indore Test, Leaves Fans In Splits

It was a disappointing day on the field for India as the hosts were bundled out for 109 and Australia ended up taking a lead on Day 1 of the third Test match in Indore. The Indian batsmen played rash shots and were unable to deal with the dual bounce of the pitch and except for Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, not a single batsman was able to breach the 20-run mark. While things were looking grim for Rohit Sharma and Co, Kohli was captured on camera dancing on the field. The star India batter broke into dance suddenly while fielding and Rohit was also seen smiling at his teammates' antics.

"They Can't Win It But...": Australia Legend Has An Interesting Advice For Steve Smith And Co

Former Australian Wicket-keeping batter Adam Gilchrist believes even after losing the series Australia still has a lot to earn in the remaining two Test matches. While speaking to ANI, Adam Gilchrist shed light on the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. "It's been a tough series and they have been outplayed by India upto this point, so the series is done and they can't win it but they can salvage a lot out of it and that's the challenge and look Australia has come up against very skilful Indian team here there is no reason Australia can't salvage something out of it and of course world test championship is something that is on offer for both teams. So that makes it quite interesting," Gilchrist said.

Stokes will be 'sweet' for Ashes, says McCullum

England coach Brendon McCullum says he has no concerns that Ben Stokes playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will jeopardise the captain's participation in this year's Ashes series.

Australia take control against India as 14 wickets fall on opening day of third Test

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann's five-wicket haul and a 60 by Usman Khawaja helped Australia grab the early advantage after they dismissed India for 109 on the opening day of the third Test.

"India's All-Time XI": Ravi Shastri's Massive Comment On Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

Ravichandran Ashwin should be "right up there" among India's all-time greats and his spin twin Ravindra Jadeja also isn'tfar behind, feels former India head coach Ravi Shastri. Ashwin and Jadeja has emerged as one of the deadliest duo in world cricket as they have picked a staggering 462 wickets between them in the 45 Tests that they have played together. The duo collected 16 wickets in the Delhi Test to add to their 15 in the first Test at Nagpur as India took a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series. Ashwin, who has so far taken 463 Test wickets in his illustrious 12-year international career, on Wednesday replaced England's James Anderson as the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Test rankings.

Proteas skipper Bavuma caps off miserable Centurion batting return with historic Test pair

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Watch: Nathan Lyon Produces Unplayable Delivery To Dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara, Leaves Rohit Sharma Stunned

India vs Australia - "Unacceptable": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Ravindra Jadeja For Bowling No-Balls

Watch: Virat Kohli Breaks Into Dance On Field During Indore Test, Leaves Fans In Splits

"They Can't Win It But...": Australia Legend Has An Interesting Advice For Steve Smith And Co

Stokes will be 'sweet' for Ashes, says McCullum

Australia take control against India as 14 wickets fall on opening day of third Test

"India's All-Time XI": Ravi Shastri's Massive Comment On Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

Proteas skipper Bavuma caps off miserable Centurion batting return with historic Test pair