Indian spinners put on a masterclass in bowling and the mighty Aussies were left looking clueless. The batting attack was nowhere near being intimidating as it was during the Test summer at home.
The last time Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamshala hosted a cricket match was twin T20Is between India and Sri Lanka last February. Since then, no cricket has been played on the ground since HPCA decided to relay the outfield and install a new drainage system.
Rohit Sharma's knock of 120 and unbeaten half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India score 321 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. They have 144 runs lead with three wickets in hand
At the time of Tea, India's score read 226/5 in 80 overs with Rohit Sharma leading Team India from the front with a magnificent century while Ravindra Jadeja (34) was unbeaten at the crease.
The 26-year-old left the VCA Stadium on Friday morning to undergo scans, with Ashton Agar taking his place on the field as India batted in their first innings.
Peter Handscomb was given the opportunity to play in his first Test match since 2019 thanks to Head's omission, and the right-hander looked strong upon his comeback with a valiant 31 batting at number six.
After visuals of spinner Ravindra Jadeja rubbing a substance on his bowling finger went viral on social media after day one of the first Test between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
A video accusing Ravindra Jadeja of alleged ball tampering is doing rounds on social media alleging that the left-arm spinner is tampering with the ball but it can be seen that he was applying an ointment to his spinning finger.