With Kohli leaving the wreckage of the Adelaide test behind him as he returned to India for the birth of his first child, Rahane was left to pick up the pieces at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and responded in emphatic style. Looking to shake things up after Adelaide, Rahane made four changes for the second test and his picks have already made significant contributions in the first two days. Quick Mohammed Siraj claimed two important wickets, while fellow debutant Shubman Gill scored a fluent 45 opening the innings. Rahane was dropped twice in his knock, which brought up his 12th Test century, but it was still an education for Gill. "When you play such high-quality bowling attack, you sometimes go into a shell and you are not able to score.

Source: bd News24 December 27, 2020 09:33 UTC