On day 2 of the fourth test match in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) He did not start for the Indian team as expected. australian batsmen Steve Smith and Pat Cummins He went on to develop a strong partnership in the seventh wicket. The Indian captain, Rohit SharmaFailing to make any progress, he became even angrier and visibly frustrated when an unexpected interruption occurred during the first session of the second day.
Rohit Sharma shouts at intruder who breached security to hug Virat Kohli
The incident occurred after the third bowl of ’97 when Cummins and Smith were in the area testing the Indian bowlers. The intruder, wearing a Free Ukraine jersey, ran towards Kohli while Rohit tried to come in between to stop him. The outsider’s run was initially directed towards Rohit but then changed its trajectory towards the former Indian captain. The MCG guards and even Rohit failed to stop the invader from reaching Kohli. The play had to be stopped while security agents acted quickly to remove the intruder from the field of play. But an unplanned stop instigated the Indian captain, who shouted at the intruder once he passed through him. It is now widely speculated that the same person had also invaded the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the final of the ODI World Cup between India and Australia back in 2023.
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Smith guides Australia to mammoth first innings total
Meanwhile, the Australian batsmen completely dominated the morning session of the second day with Smith leading the charge and scored 140 runs before being dismissed in unfortunate fashion by the Indian pacer. Deep Akash. Before Smith, Cummins did not reach his half-century as Ravindra Jadeja It ended a 112-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Tailender Mitchell Starc He also tried to support Smith after Cummins’ dismissal, but could only add 15 runs to the Australian total. With these brave blows, the Australians scored 474 races in his first innings of the Boxing Day Test. In response, India have lost two crucial wickets in the form of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul so far with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kohli at the crease.