IND VS AUS, Day 1: India Grappling At 84/7 Till The End Of First Session

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IND VS AUS: Indian cricket team is looking in a vulnerable form as they lost 7 wickets by registering just 84 runs till the end of the first session of the third test on Day 1. 

Rohit Sharma (12) and Shubman Gill (21) came to open after winning the toss but both the batters were sent back to the pavilion by Matthew Kohnemann. 

The star Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and Ravindra Jadeja (4) couldn't able to perform well and were out of Nathan Lyon's deliveries.

Then came Shreyas Iyer who was in fine form last year, the team was expecting a big knock from him but the batter remained clueless about Kuhnemann's spinner. Iyer departed for a duck while India lost half of their artillery for just 47.

Virat Kohli (22) was looking in a good form as the ball was coming well onto his bat but he got smuggled by the first change spinner Todd Murphy when the team just scored 70 on board.

In the end wicket-keeper batter, KS Bharat also departed for 17 by Nathan Lyon. Currently, till the 1st session, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin are at the crease and also have a lot of potential with the bat.

For Australia, Matthew Kuhnemann (3/14) and Nathan Lyon (3/23) produced a stellarly game with the bowl. Whereas Todd Murphy got a big wicket in the form of Virat Kohli.

Brief Score: 

India- 84/7 (Virat Kohli- 22 runs; Kuhnemann- 3/14, Lyon- 3/23)