AUS vs IND (WATCH): Yashasvi Jaiswal reverses Mitchell Starc’s bail ritual to protect Rishabh Pant’s wicket on Day 5 of MCG Test

The excitement of Test cricket has risen to its peak India and Australia Experienced on the last day of the fourth test, which sums up the severity Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Adding to the drama are interesting individual battles between players on both sides. It was one notable rivalry between India’s promising opener Yashavi Jaiswal And skilled Australia Mitchell Starka contest that came to the fore during the final day of the Boxing Day Test match.

The myth of Mitchell Starc and the appropriate response to Yashavi Jaiswal

A new chapter has begun in the rivalry between the players as Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant It came to the next crease Virat Kohlidismissal. New batsman Pant, after his optics failed in the first innings, decided to resort to resilient defense amid an onslaught of Australian bowlers. To get rid of Pant early, Australian skipper Pat cumin Stark called to the bowl. After some failed attempts to get Pant’s wicket, the pace maestro turned to superstition and non-bails as he returned towards Shane Warne’s end to bowl his next delivery. But he was not getting away from his mind games easily as Jaiswal, on the non-striker’s side, immediately shifted the bails back to where they were. This led to a verbal exchange between the two, and it became clear that he could not get under the skin of the Indian duo easily.

Starc also took off the bails on the fourth day of the Melbourne Test and it proved lucky for the team as Nathan Lyon I got rid of Ravindra Jadeja Immediately after the superstitious act. previously, Muhammad Siraj He has also turned to bail-swapping pranks on multiple occasions. This also led to a heated exchange of words between him and the Australian top-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne.

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India struggled to keep the match afloat amid a determined Australian bowling effort

The final day of the Boxing Day Test match began with the last Australian pair at the crease and Jasprit Bumrah Getting Lyon’s wicket to complete another 5-wicket haul. India needed 340 runs to win on day five. In response, Rohit Sharma He failed to leave a mark with the bat again and was caught in the slips Mitchell Marsh. Wickets kept falling for India in quick succession as the entire Indian top and middle order collapsed in front of the Australian bowlers. Jaiswal was the only one who tried to offer some resistance with the bat as his 84 off 208 balls kept India’s hopes of a draw alive. His dismissal after a controversial decision strengthened Australia’s position in the match. In the end, Australia won the competition by 184 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series.

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