With stakes blowing the roof away, Pat Cummins played the captain's role and rattled the Indian top order to put Australia in a position of comfort on the final day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Monday.
In a memorable moment during the first Border-Gavaskar Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Yashasvi Jaiswal made headlines by sledging Mitchell Starc, saying, "It's coming too slow."
After shaving off the first innings lead to just 105 runs in reply to Australia's 474 with their score of 369/10, India restricted Australia to 228/9 at the end of day four, though they were heavily frustrated by a half-century stand between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland for the final wicket.
The Australian tailenders, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, and skipper Pat Cummins continued to frustrate India sustaining the pace attack, and took the total lead to 33 runs at the end of Day Four of the 4th Border-Gavaskar Test in Melbourne.
Former cricketer Madan Lal feels that India stalwart Virat Kohli's runout incident with Yashasvi Jaiswal played out on his mind on Day 2 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG.
Australia's seasoned spinner Nathan Lyon gave his take on the mixup incident between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal, which led to the young opener being runout on Day 2 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG.
Steven Smith was in a state of relief at the end of Day 2 of the fourth Test after Australia successfully avoided a batting masterclass from India stalwart Virat Kohli at the MCG.
Australia's Steven Smith gave his verdict on the unexpected runout incident between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 2 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG on Friday.
At the end of the day's play, India stood at 164/5, with Ravindra Jadeja (6*) and Rishabh Pant (4*) unbeaten at the crease, facing a mounting task of trailing 310 runs.
Jaiswal impressed with a remarkable 161 off 297 deliveries in the second innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. However, since then, the 22-year-old has failed to make a mark, frequently registering ducks or single-digit scores. He has particularly struggled against ace pacer Mitche