India captain Rohit Sharma left for Australia on Saturday to join his team for the ongoing match. Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series.
The reason Rohit’s departure was delayed was because of the birth of his second child. He remained in Mumbai and continued training, informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his absence from the first Test.
Spending time with his family and newborn was a priority for Rohit before joining the team.
WATCH: Rohit Sharma leaves for Australia after birth of second child.
He plans to start his preparations in Perth and then shift his focus to the second Test, a day-night event scheduled to be held in Adelaide.
The 37-year-old is scheduled to take part in warm-up matches in Canberra from November 30.
In Rohit’s absence, Jasprit Bumrah took over the captaincy role. Perth Test.
At the forefront of the match, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul continued their unbeaten half-centuries in the second innings to help India post an unbeaten 172 at stumps on the second day of the opening Test.
India had earlier dismissed Australia for 104 in 51.2 overs to secure a 46-run first innings lead.
Jaiswal (90 not out from 193 balls) and Rahul (62 not out from 153 balls) capitalized on their strong position to extend India’s lead to a respectable 218 runs.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul, his 11th Test match, was instrumental in dismissing Australia shortly after they reached 100 runs in their innings.
Bumrah led the Indian bowling attack by finishing with impressive figures of 5/30. Mohammed Siraj provided valuable support with 2/20 while debutant Harshit Rana took 3/48.
Australia’s batting performance was underwhelming, scoring 67 runs in 7 at-bats and adding only 37 runs.
Tailender Mitchell Starc’s 26 points were the highest score for the Australian team.
