Watch: Virat Kohli's 'Silence' Celebration After Marnus Labuschagne's Dismissal Is Viral
Full of life and energy, Virat Kohli looked his usual self as he grabbed some fine catches in the slips on Day 2 of the third Test between India and Australia. It was Jasprit Bumrah who set the tone in the first session on Sunday, bagging the wickets of Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney, before Nitish Reddy sent Marnus Labuschagne packing. Labuschagne ended up putting the ball into Kohli's hands after trying to drive an 8th stump delivery. The India star's celebration said the rest.
The spectators at the Gabba have been quite noisy, targeting Indian players at different intervals. Mohammed Siraj was booed when he walked out on the field, while a few others were also on the target list.
Kohli, seeing what has been going around the boundary ropes, decided to give it back to the fans with 'finger-on-your-lips' gesture as he caught Labuschagne on the delivery of Reddy.
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Resuming at 28 for no loss, Australia lost Usman Khawaja (21 off 54) in the fourth over of the day when Bumrah had him caught behind with a ball that straightened slightly to take a faint outside edge. It was the third time Bumrah had got rid of the left-handed opener in the series.
In the following over, Bumrah sent back Nathan McSweeney (9 off 49) for the fourth time in three Tests, drawing a thick outside edge from an angle that travelled fast to Virat Kohli at second slip.
India were able to maintain pressure after the early breakthroughs with under pressure Steve Smith (25 batting off 68 balls) and Marnus Labuschagne (12 off 55)