Axar Patel was involved in a crucial 114-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin which helped India reach a respectable total in the first innings and that denied Australia a big first-innings lead
The selectors have stuck with the opener despite the right-hander underperforming in Tests. He was dismissed for 17 runs in India's first inning in the second Test, taking his run tally to 37 runs in the two innings of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
A 114-run partnership bailed India out of trouble in the first innings of the second Test match being played here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi with the team conceding just one run lead to Australia
At the time of Stump India's score read 21/0 with Rohit Sharma (13*) and KL Rahul (4*) unbeaten at the crease, as the hosts ended the day on a high note.
Jadeja achieved this feat in the 46th over of Australia's inning during the second Test match when he remove batter Usman Khawaja to bag his 250th Test wicket.
The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who couldn't stop praising the senior player for his contribution to Indian cricket, gave Pujara a special 100th Test cap.
According to Mullally, Jasprit Bumrah needs to put less pressure on the body at the moment. The left-arm pacer feels India will be the favourites to win the ongoing test series but at the same time he would love to see the fight from Australia.
The second Test of the series will be held in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium from February 17 to 21. Delhi is hosting its first Test since December 2017.
Cheteshwar Pujara has played 99 Tests so far. He has scored 7,021 runs at an average of 44.15 in his 13-year-long Test career, having made his debut in 2010. He has 19 centuries and 34 fifties in the format, with the best score of 206*. In five matches last year, he scored 409 runs at an ave
The second Test of the series will be held in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium from February 17 to 21. India have 1-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series