- Virat Kohli left out after scoring 5 runs
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Perth. The five-match Test series between India and Australia began in Perth from Friday, November 22. This series is important for both teams and it will be clear which team will reach the final of the World Test Championship. India needs to win at least four Tests. In addition, we will also have to ensure that he does not lose a single match. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first.
India’s first innings was reduced to 150 runs. Team India’s 11 batsmen together could not bat even 50 overs. The entire team collapsed in 49.3 overs. Nitish Reddy scored the highest 41 runs. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant played an innings of 37 runs and KL Rahul played an innings of 26 runs. We tell you that India received its sixth blow with 73 points. When Washington Sundar became a victim of Mitchell Marsh after scoring four runs. India’s batting has also been a failure in this Test. Yashasvi and Padikkal could not even open an account. Dhruv Jurel also returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs. Mitchell Marsh caught it from Labuschagne. KL Rahul was out after scoring 26 runs and Virat Kohli was out after scoring five runs. India’s performance in the first session was nothing special. Starc gave the first blow to the team. He targeted Yashasvi Jaiswal with a score of five. He couldn’t even open an account. After this, Hazlewood sent Padikkal to the pavilion. He was also unable to open an account. The third blow to the team came from Virat Kohli. He could only score five runs.
India landed without Ashwin and Jadeja
The last time Jadeja and Ashwin were absent from India’s Test lineup was in the prestigious Gabba Test in January 2021. Jadeja then missed the match due to a fractured thumb, while Ashwin was ruled out of the match due to a back problem. The experienced spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja did not stand a chance in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth. Captain Jasprit Bumrah confirmed the decision during the toss with Washington playing with Sundar as the only player in the absence of these two. Confirming his selection after winning the toss, Bumrah said Washi is the only spinner.
