Back within the staff after a long-term knee harm, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had a dream return to worldwide cricket. On Day 1 of the continuing first Test in opposition to Australia, Jadeja weaved his magic because the Australian batters seemed hapless in opposition to his bowling. In the fourth over after Lunch, Jadeja struck twice in as many deliveries to depart Australia 4 down. On the penultimat supply of the over, he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne on 49, earlier than trapping Matt Renshaw (0) leg-before-wicket on the following ball.

The 34-year-old then produced one other second of magic to depart star batter Steve Smith fully bamboozled.

Smith tried to defend Jadeja’s good size supply, however the ball did not flip as a lot as he had anticipated, and went on to rattle the off-stump.

Jadeja’s supply left Smith in a whole state of shock.

That MOMENT when @imjadeja let one via Steve Smith’s defence!

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Earlier, Labuschagne and Smith fought again as Australia recovered from shedding their openers to achieve 76-2 at lunch.

Labuschagne (47) and Smith (19) tried to rebuild in an unbeaten stand of 74 after the early dismissals of Usman Khawaja and David Warner on a Nagpur pitch anticipated to show viciously.

Seamer Mohammed Siraj struck on his first ball to get Khawaja trapped lbw for one with a supply that swung in to the left-hander, after the vacationers gained the toss and elected to bat first.

An enchantment was turned down by the on-field umpire however India efficiently reviewed the choice, a lot to the delight of coach Rahul Dravid, who pumped his fists within the pavilion.

Mohammed Shami quickly raised the noise within the subsequent over when the seamer bowled the left-handed Warner for one, coming across the wicket to ship the off-stump cartwheeling.

However, Alex Carey and Peter Handscomb then steadied Australia’s ship with an unbeaten 50+ partnership for the sixth wicket.

(With AFP Inputs)

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