AUS vs IND: India beat Australia by 8 wickets at MCG to level the four-game series at 1-1.© AFP
India looked down and out after the humiliating opening test loss in Adelaide. With talisman captain and hitting star Virat Kohli also returning home on paternity leave, few gave India hope of making a good impression in the rest of the three Trials. After India’s capitulation in Adelaide, former England captain Michael Vaughan tweeted that “India is going to be beaten in the Test Series” and predicted a 4-0 shutout. Attaching that tweet, former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer took to Twitter to mislead the Englishman by posting a hilarious meme following the visitors’ memorable victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
#INDvAUS #AUSvIND https://t.co/cpb0rUKMEF pic.twitter.com/QemqRrYuMJ
– Wasim Jaffer (@ WasimJaffer14) December 29, 2020
India bounced back from the Adelaide debacle in style by beating the hosts in the four days of Test 2 to level the four-game series at 1-1.
Except for the launch, it all went as India with backup captain Ajinkya Rahane doing an inspired performance.
Not only was Rahane crafty in his captaincy, but he was also the star with bat in hand. He scored a magnificent century in the first innings to give India a crucial 131-run lead.
Australia was just as poor in the second inning as they were in the first, with star hitter Steve Smith having a torrid time. The hosts could only handle 200 with rookie Mohammed Siraj taking three wickets, to add to his 2 layoffs in the first.
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Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja also played beautifully. India’s bowling performance was even more impressive with speedy pitcher Umesh Yadav offside due to injury after throwing just 3.3 overs in the second inning.
The third round is scheduled to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from January 7, however, with the increase in coronavirus cases in Sydney, MCG could also host the next match.
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