IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Gifts Steve Smith A Lifeline After He Drops A Catch At Slip, Video Goes Viral

bySagar
2023-02-09T13:00:00

Virat Kohli, IND vs AUS: The complex battle between India and Australia is currently taking place in Nagpur, which is being played at VCA Stadium. The first day of the Test saw Australia winning the toss and opting to bat first. On the other hand, India came up with a superb response on the first day.

The hosts got rid of Usman Khawaja and David Warner early on in the game. Thanks to Mohammed Siraj for trapping Usman Khawaja for a leg before the wicket.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj bowled a cracker of delivery to get rid of David Warner. The right-arm paceman made a total mess of Warner’s stumps in the first place.

Australia cricket team‘s opening pair namely Usman Khawaja and David Warner departed for 1 run apiece. However, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne steadied the ship with a vital partnership.

Both the right-handed batters played pretty well against the pace and spin deliveries. The duo managed to anchor the innings quite well by adding 82 runs for the third wicket.

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli gifts Steve Smith a lifeline in the first Test

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli Gifts Steve Smith A Lifeline After He Drops A Catch At Slip, Video Goes Viral

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Meanwhile, former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli made the headlines today after he gifted a lifeline to Steve Smith in the first innings of the first Test. Virat Kohli was patrolling at the slip during the 16th over. Axar Patel bowled a tricky delivery to Steve Smith and the latter got an inside edge.

The ball went towards Virat Kohli at the slip. However, Virat Kohli couldn’t grab the ball on time. Steve Smith breathed a sigh of relief after Virat Kohli dropped the catch.

The video clip of the same has gone viral on the internet. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed both Marnus Labuschagne and Matt Renshaw as Australia are batting on 89/4.

Playing XI: India vs Australia

India

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland.