The Indian team management had decided to play four fast bowlers in the ongoing Perth Test and by the end of the first session, it seemed that the move has backfired on Virat Kohli and his men. The grass on the Perth pitch was tending to support the batsmen more as the Australian openers Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch looked comfortable. But since the post-lunch session, the pendulum has swung dramatically in the visitors’ favor. Moreover, the fielders are also supporting the bowlers with the captain Virat Kohli leading from the front.
Team India won the second session with some exceptional bowling display as they managed to scalp the top-3 of Australia bossed the game during an hour before Tea. The hosts were three down and needed a partnership to build in order to claim the honours on the opening day of the game.
However, the third session kicked off on a positive note for the Aussies as Peter Handscomb began with a confident punch off the backfoot just to gain some much-needed confidence. After a tight over from Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma was asked to do the duties from the other end and the lanky pacer didn’t disappoint. He bowled a back of a length delivery close to the batsman which Handscomb tried to cut on the up. But the uneven bounce on the pitch got big on him and it took the edge of his bat.
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The ball flew between the second slip and gully and was traveling at the rate of knots. But Kohli, stationed at the second slipper, took a jump and the ball stuck in his hands to stun everyone at the stadium. It was such a quick reaction from the Indian skipper as he took a blinder to send back Handscomb. He played a poor shot at the first place but it took a special catch from Kohli to convert a tough chance.
In the second session, the fast bowlers were spitting venom at the moment as the pitch has suddenly gained some pace and it will be interesting to see how many wickets the visitors manage to pick in the final session.
Here’s the video of the fabulous catch:
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— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) December 14, 2018
