Author: Rasmita Jena

Sunil Gavaskar, a legendary Indian cricket player, shared his thoughts on how Virat Kohli got out on the first day of the day-night Test match against Australia at Adelaide Oval. Kohli, who scored a great century in the previous Test, was dismissed again by a short ball outside the off stump. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc bowled a delivery that rose sharply, and while Kohli hesitated about whether to play or let it go, he ended up edging the ball into the slips and was out for just seven runs.

Many people have criticized Kohli for not changing his batting style, especially given the bounce and pace of the pitches. He was out in a similar way during the first innings of the first Test in Perth. Former player Sanjay Manjrekar noted that Kohli’s Test average has dropped from over 50 to 48 partly because of his unwillingness to adjust his technique.

Gavaskar, however, defended Kohli’s approach, highlighting that he has scored over 9,000 runs and 30 centuries in Test matches using the same technique. He said he wouldn’t be too concerned about these two dismissals. “This has happened in Perth and now again. It’s part of the game. Yes, his high back lift might slow him down. But Kohli knows how to bat; he has 30 hundreds to prove it. He wasn’t lucky in Perth or this time. There’s lots of time left in the series,” said Gavaskar on Jio Cinema after the day’s play.

Former Australian player Matthew Hayden commented that Kohli made good decisions in his second innings in Perth. But in Adelaide, he went back to his old batting style, which led to trouble. “Conditions were tricky. In Perth, he was clear about his movements and played well. This time, he went back to his old stance and was caught off guard. He needs to get closer to the ball when it starts to swing,” Hayden explained.

At the end of the first day’s play, Australia was in a strong position, finishing the day at 86-1, while India was bowled out for just 180 runs in their first innings, with Mitchell Starc taking impressive figures of 6-48.

On December 7, England’s fast bowler Gus Atkinson made headlines by taking a hat-trick and helping his team dismiss New Zealand for just 125 runs. This strong performance gave England a first-innings lead of 155 runs during the second Test in Wellington.

After losing their opener, Zak Crawley, cheaply, England’s Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell stepped up, guiding their team to 82 for 1 at lunch. Duckett was not out at 39 runs and Bethell had 34 not out, putting England in a powerful position.

New Zealand started the day in trouble at 86 for 5 in response to England’s 280 runs. Brydon Carse, also a young bowler like Atkinson, quickly added to their troubles by dismissing Tom Blundell for 16 runs with a great ball that hit the top of the off stump.

Things got worse for New Zealand when Nighwatchman Will O’Rourke was given out leg before wicket (lbw) for no runs. Atkinson took charge from his end, taking three wickets in a row. He dismissed Nathan Smith, who tried to play a delivery but only managed to hit it onto his own stumps. Next, he bowled Matt Henry for a golden duck (which means he got out on the first ball he faced) with a bouncer that was caught by Duckett at gully. Finally, Atkinson trapped Tim Southee lbw on his first ball.

This hat-trick was a special moment, being the 47th in the history of Test cricket and the first by an England bowler since 2017. England had won the first Test by eight wickets in Christchurch last week, and now the Black Caps need to come up with a fantastic performance to stop England from winning their first series in New Zealand since 2008. The third and final Test will be in Hamilton soon.

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Mitchell Starc has finally gotten his revenge! He bowled out India’s opening player, Yashasvi Jaiswal, on the very first ball of the Adelaide Test. Starc and Jaiswal’s battle heated up during the first Test in Perth, where Jaiswal teased Starc for bowling “too slow.” But in this match, Starc surprised him with a perfectly swinging ball that sent Jaiswal back to the pavilion without scoring. India lost a wicket right at the start of the game!

After the first day’s play, Starc shared his excitement with ABC Sport. He said, “It’s a nice way to start the game. Get one on target and away we go.” He continued by being proud of his achievement—taking six wickets, his best bowling performance ever! Thanks to his efforts, Australia bowled India out for just 180 runs.

Starc got rid of big names like Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and others. He noted, “It was a good day overall. We were a bit wide in the first hour, which allowed them to score some runs. After that, we improved a lot and bowled them out well.”

At the end of Day 1, Australia was in a strong position, with the score at 86/1, still needing 94 runs to catch up. Nathan McSweeney was playing well with 38 runs, and Marnus Labuschagne had 20 runs. Starc defended Labuschagne, saying he has been practicing hard since the last Test.

Starc remarked how tough the last session of pink-ball cricket can be, especially against quality bowlers. He praised his teammates for their fight during the game. With a great pink-ball record, Australia hopes to continue their good performance on Day 2 against India.