Over-by-over report: Play continues at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Join our team of writers for updates
Namaste cricket fans! Welcome back to Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for day two of the fourth Test between India and Australia in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar series. I’m Angus Fontaine and I’ll be calling the action for you for the next few hours.
India looked frazzled yesterday. After a surreal and protracted lap of honour for India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia PM Anthony Albanese, Rohit Sharma’s men bowled loosely and Travis Head merrily put them to the sword. Given a life on 7 by wicketkeeper KS Bharat, Head walloped 32 before wobbling a catch to Ravi Jadeja. Marnus Labuschagne inside-edged onto his stumps soon after, and Steve Smith – the subject of growing retirement rumours – did likewise for 38.
In Australia’s last two Test tours of India, Khawaja couldn’t make the XI, derided for averaging 14.62 from five Tests in Asia and written off as a bunny against spin. But Khawaja jolted that perception with 85 and 141 v Pakistan in Dubai in 2018, and then squashed it on the tour of Pakistan last year by peeling off 160, 44 not out, 91 and 104 not out in the land of his birth.
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