Siraj bowling his first over of the match bowled an outswinger in Australia’s opener Usman Khawaja and hit his pad right away with his first match delivery. A loud lbw appeal followed, but refereed Nitin Meno he didn’t seem convinced. Siraj approached Rohit and persuaded him to go up the stairs.
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Rohit chatted with rookie caretaker KS Bharat and went upstairs.
The ball detector showed red threes. Captain Rohit and his team roared with jubilation after India scored an early success. Khawaja, who has been in great form of late, started for just 1. The scoreboard at the time read 2/1.
Australia captain Pat Cummins had won the toss and set out to bat against India. The tourists handed an international debut for Todd Murphy on a Nagpur pitch which is expected to spin fiercely.
India handed Test caps to Twenty20 batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav and Andhra Pradesh wicket-keeper batsman Srikar Bharat. Both players’ families are on the ground.
