The hosts resumed the innings at 84/7 with Axar Patel 6(13) and Ravichandran Ashwin 1(5) at the crease but could only add 25 runs to the total as the team was skittled out for 109.
Having lost the first two Tests within three days, Australia has been dented further in the ongoing four-match series in India, with skipper Pat Cummins to miss the third Test in Indore, having flown back home for personal reasons. The visitors, though, would be encouraged by the return of l
As per ESPNCricinfo, Cummins will be returning to Sydney for a few days but will return to India for preparations ahead of the third Test, which will be held in Indore from March 1 onwards. Australia is currently 2-0 down in the four-match series.
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.
A brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs at lunch on day three of the first Test against Australia at Nagpur on Saturday