Australia ended Day 2 of the IND vs AUS 4th Test at a score of 311/6 wherein Australian batters Steve Smith, Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuchagne ended up scoring fifties. The Indian bowlers looked clueless throughout the day and it was pacer Jasprit Bumrah once again only leading the charge for Rohit Sharma and Co with the ball. Bumrah has been among the most difficult bowlers for the Australian batters in the series as of now, debutant Sam Konstas played some unorthodox shots against the lead Indian bowler. The latter played ramps and reverse sweep against the leading wicket-taker of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series ended up playing an innings of 60 runs from 65 balls.

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Ravi Shastri Heaps Praise On Sam Konstas

Former Indian head-coach Ravi Shastri heaped praise on Sam Konstas and stated that the batter teared the MCC coaching manual with his batting skills. Shastri added that no other bowler played Bumrah like that. He said while speaking on Star Sports, “I don’t think anyone has taken or treated Bumrah like that in any format, let alone red-ball cricket. For him to go out there with that swag and attempt some outrageous shots—it was something else. He tore that MCC coaching manual to shreds.”

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The MCG pitch has proved out to be pretty helpful for the batters as of now and the Indian bowlers weren’t able to use the overcast conditions well. The Indian team will now look forward on getting out the Aussie batters early as soon as possible and end up wrapping up their first innings a quickly as possible. On the other hand, hosts are in the driving seat as batters Steve Smith is currently placed at the crease with an unbeaten overnight score of 70 odd runs and will look to add more to his tally.