India v Aus Cricket Blog: India See Off One Over Before Stumps

All the latest from Day 1 of the India-Australia Test.

Decider in Dharamsala

A long home season, many victories and it all comes down to this one match of India’s Test team. The fourth and final Test against Australia in Dharamsala is also India’s last match in whites this season, with the Border Gavaskar trophy on the line.

Australia made a few injury-forced changes in Ranchi and today, it seems like it will be India’s turn. Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami have both been added to the squad last evening.

Stumps on Day 1

Just the one over today for India, KL Rahul leaves all 6 deliveries and walks back to the hut with Murali Vijay.

India: 0/0 in one over
Australia 300 all out in 88.3 overs (Smith 111, Wade 57; Kuldeep 4/68)

This is a dream come true for me. First, to play a Test match and then performing like this. I can’t ask for more than this. Initially I was nervous but then I told myself this is like playing a Ranji match. Last one month I have been around Anil(Kumble) and Viraj bhai, they always motive me so it is great to perform like this.

Kuldeep Yadav

I really enjoyed the Handscomb wicket the most(out of my four). I really set a plan for him. I showed him that I was bowling a wrong ‘un but I bowled him the chinaman. He was confused and got bowled. 

Kuldeep Yadav

What is a ‘chinaman’?

So much talk about Kuldeep Yadav and his special chinaman delivery, but where really does the word come from?

Here’s a video with the answer: Sunil Gavaskar Explains The Origins of The ‘Chinaman’ Delivery

Australia All Out for 300

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets the final wicket of Nathan Lyon and Australia are all out. India will return to bat for one over.

Jadeja Gets Wade on 57

Ravindra Jadeja has his first wicket of the match. It may be deep in the innings but it is an important one.

Matthew Wade was the one Aussie batsman putting up a fight, the third-highest scorer after Smith and Warne but he’s now back in the hut. Clean bowled.

Australia: 300/9

O’Keefe Run Out on 8

Another youngster. Another big wicket.

This time it is Shreyas Iyer who gets India the breakthrough. Brought on as a replacement fielder, Iyer collects the ball with lightening speed and races it off to Saha behind the stumps.

Steve O’Keefe is well short of his crease.

Australia: 270/8