🏏India vs Australia 2nd Test: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 🏏 - Page 40

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Ashwin

https://twitter.com/RVCJ_FB/status/1627167628673568770?s=20

Ashwin's duplicate also dismissed Smith six times during net practice

Actually Aussie's were practising with him to get out more easily 😆

Ravindra Jadeja | Player of the Match: I think I was enjoying my bowling. These wickets suit me because the oddball spins and some stay low.

I knew they'd play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just to keep it simple and straight. I knew they were looking for runs, so the plan was just to bowl into the stumps. If they make a mistake, I have a chance.

Don't think a sweep is a good option against me on this kind of wicket (laughs and walks off).

Originally posted by: Palak2812

🤣

https://twitter.com/_Cricpedia/status/1627226148106309634?s=20

Oof

Gajab beizzati 🤣

Originally posted by: Palak2812

https://twitter.com/thebharatarmy/status/1627230092563992576?s=20

Bas next match bhi aise hi jeet jaye humlog... Smooth like butter 🥰

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Ravindra Jadeja | Player of the Match: I think I was enjoying my bowling. These wickets suit me because the oddball spins and some stay low.

I knew they'd play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just to keep it simple and straight. I knew they were looking for runs, so the plan was just to bowl into the stumps. If they make a mistake, I have a chance.

Don't think a sweep is a good option against me on this kind of wicket (laughs and walks off).

@orange

Swag Jaadu 😆

India won by 6 wkts yay🥳

It is not the mountain that you need to conquer, it is yourself" - Sir Edmund Hillary. Another three day Test and once again Australia losing the plot in their minds more than on the field. For all the talk of not panicking in the sub-continent, a bizarre half an hour from the visitors where they swept their way to defeat has costed them the game and potentially the series. The Test started with Australia opting to bat first, and Usman Khawaja stepped up after a first Test failure. He was supported by Handscomb while there was a rare failure for Smith and Labuschagne. Mo Shami picked four in the first innings, while Ashwin and Jadeja chipped in with three apiece. The reply from India was rocky, as KL Rahul's lean patch continued, and most of their top-order struggled to get runs. They were reeling at 139/7 but Axar and Ashwin provided the rearguard to get the lead of Australia down to just a single run.

Australia started the second innings nicely, with Travis Head taking the aggressive approach, and they were ahead at close of play yesterday. However, today felt like a collective 'brain-fade' for the team, as Ashwin broke through the top-order and then Jadeja just did them in with simple straight balls. He ended with career best figures of 7/42 as Australia folded for a meek score of 113. India had a few hiccups in the chase as Rahul was out cheaply, and Rohit ran himself out. However, Pujara held fort from one end despite Kohli and Iyer falling, and then KS Bharat added the finishing touches with his unbeaten cameo of 23. India retain the trophy, and they give themselves a huge shot in the arm to make the WTC Final.

Cheteshwar Pujara: It's been a great Test match, unfortunately I didn't get any runs in the first innings, but I knew if I stay for the first 10 minutes I can score. A special feeling, was very nervous as my entire family was there. A special feeling to hit the winning boundary, looking forward to the remaining 2 Tests. Lovely, congrats to all the guys (on Saurashtra's Ranji triumph), was following the scores until lunch. Great achievement, we've been consistent over the last few years and it's our second title in the last 4 years. So, great work by the guys. I thought we'll chase something around 200-250, so we were prepared to go and do that. We were a bit disappointed at yesterday's bowling, we conceded a bit too many runs, but they were excellent today (the spinners). It's not an ideal shot to play because of the low bounce (speaking about the sweep shot), but I have practiced playing it a lot. I try to use my feet, it's always better to play in that manner on such turning wickets. Not really (asked if it was one of the tougher wickets to bat on), it's the initial phase, you need to get the pace of the pitch, some balls spun, some went straight on - once you're in, after 30-35 balls, once the ball goes soft, you'll get to a situation where you can play your shots with confidence.

Most successive Tests at a venue without a defeat for India

13 Mumbai Brabourne (1948-65)

13* Mohali (1997-2022)

13* Delhi (1993-2023)

11 Kanpur (1959-82)

Hitting the winning run in the 100th Test

Ricky Ponting 4 off Johan Botha Sydney 2006

Cheteshwar Pujara 4 off Todd Murphy Delhi 2023

Pujara avg in Tests since 2021

1st inngs: 19.90 (21 inngs)

2nd inngs: 48.73 (18 inngs)