It left Indian openers Shubman Gill, also on debut, and Mayank Agarwal needing to negotiate 40 minutes at the end of the day. India handed debuts to young opener Shubman Gill and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj Friday for the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne. Labuschagne looked set for a ninth half-century but a brilliant catch by Gill ended his vigil and handed Siraj his first Test wicket. The "baggy green" worn on Test debut in 1928 by Australia's greatest batsman Donald Bradman has sold for Aus$450,000 (US$340,000), a record for one of the cricket legend's caps. 2ND TEST, DAY 1INDIA 36/1 in 11 overs (Gill 28*, Pujara 7*) trail AUSTRALIA 195 in 72.3 overs (Bumrah 4/56, Ashwin 3/35) by 159 runs

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2020 08:37 UTC