Rohit Sharma said ‘Gully Cricket Khel Raha Hai Kya…’ : Australia won the toss and chose to bat first in today’s start of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma lost his temper with Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first day of the fourth Test. Rohit was seen reprimanding Jaiswal in a widely shared video, telling him that this isn’t gully cricket and telling him to hold his ground till the delivery was bowled.
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Steve Smith hit a defensive shot towards cover during Ravindra Jadeja’s over, which is when the event happened.
Jaiswal, who was positioned at silly point, jumped following Smith’s defensive stroke, which prompted Rohit to say the following to him.
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Rohit said, “Arre Jaisu, Gully cricket khel raha hai kya? Niche baith ke reh. Jab tak ball khelega nahin tab tak uthne ka nahin.” (Hey Jaisu, are you playing gully cricket? Squat down and don’t get up until the batter plays the ball.)
Debutant Sam Konstas (60) sparked the home team’s charge with a scintillating half-century, marking a dream debut with some stunning strokes.
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Usman Khawaja (57), Marnus Labuschagne (72), and Steve Smith (68 not out) all contributed with fifties on a good batting surface.
The unmatched Jasprit Bumrah (3/75) was predicted to be India’s best bowler.
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Following an unusually calm first session in which Konstas attacked the Indian bowler with a flurry of sixes and boundaries, Bumrah got back to his best form, taking three vital wickets, including the early dismissals of Travis Head (0) and Mitchell Marsh (4).
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