Spin and bounce for Nathan Lyon and Cheteshwar Pujara could not tackle it. The ball touches his bat, then pad and lobs up for an easy catch at the forward short leg.
Bengaluru: In the second Test match against Australia here, India won the toss and elected to bat first here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
In the last Test Match, India lost the opening Test in Pune by 333 runs. India have made two changes to the side as Abhinav Mukund replaced injured Murali Vijay and Karun Nair coming in place of Jayant Yadav.
India will be eager to win on Australia in the second Test of the four-match Test series begins here on Saturday. The Virat Kohli-led unit will be aiming to stop Steve Smith and Co in their tracks and level the series 1-1.
Team Squad:
India: Abhinav Mukund, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.
Australia: David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith (captain), Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Steve O’Keefe, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood.
