On Day 1 of the 2nd Test match in Adelaide, Marnus Labuschagne and Jasprit Bumrah had a lively exchange. Playing with the pink ball at night, Bumrah put pressure on the Australian batsmen, including Labuschagne, with his tricky bowling. Bumrah successfully bowled out opener Usman Khawaja after a 10-over wait for a wicket.
In the 13th over, Labuschagne still hadn’t scored when the Indian team, led by Virat Kohli, began teasing him. Bumrah bowled to Labuschagne, who defended the ball well. After collecting the ball, Bumrah shot a look at Labuschagne, but instead of backing down, Marnus said something back, almost challenging Bumrah. Kohli and Rishabh Pant laughed, and even Bumrah smiled as he went back to bowl.
The fun didn’t stop there! Bumrah outsmarted Labuschagne on the next ball and jokingly charged at him. Labuschagne responded with a big smile and shook his head, showing there was no hard feelings. Everyone felt the excitement in that over, and even the commentators agreed that things were heating up.
“This is fierce Test cricket, and Marnus is not backing down,” said Adam Gilchrist during the match, while Kerry O’Keefe added, “It’s a boxing match, isn’t it?”
Together with Nathan McSweeney, Labuschagne kept the Indian bowlers at bay, scoring 61 runs by the end of Day 1, and bringing Australia’s total deficit under 100 runs before stumps.
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