While Australia had the upper hand, being 54 for none effectively as they finished the third day at 21/0 in their second innings, India’s two new-to-the-Test-cricket players shined for the visitors as their resolute helped their side make a fighting comeback into the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia in Brisbane.
India were in a spot of bother at 186/6 but debutant Washington Sundar and one Test match old Shardul Thakur inspired a comeback from the tourists with a 123-run stand as both of them completed their maiden fifties and took the team’s score beyond 300 to reduce the deficit.
The duo received praise from the newest father on the block and team’s captain, Virat Kohli. Taking to Twitter, Kohli wrote, “Outstanding application and belief by @Sundarwashi5 and @imShard. This is what test cricket is all about. Washy top composure on debut and tula parat maanla re Thakur!”
Kohli, while commending Thakur’s efforts used Marathi words for…