Delhi: The Indian team has strengthened its hold against Australia. Team India has given Australia a huge target of 534 runs to win. In response, Australia had a very bad start and lost two wickets for just 12 runs. Indian batsmen performed strongly in the second innings, in which Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored brilliant centuries. After a long time, Virat returned to his old rhythm and impressed everyone by playing an inning of 100 runs.
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Left behind Sachin Tendulkar
After batting, Virat Kohli also showed his talent in fielding. He made a special record in Test cricket by taking the catch of Pat Cummins on the ball of Mohammad Siraj. Kohli left Sachin Tendulkar (115 catches) behind by taking 116 catches in Test cricket for India.
Dravid and Laxman ahead in terms of catches
Now only VVS Laxman (135 catches) and Rahul Dravid (209 catches) are ahead of Kohli in the list of people who have taken the most catches in the history of Indian Test cricket. Kohli is counted among the best fielders in the world, and his agility on the field is always worth seeing.
Strong performance by Indian batsmen
The Indian team scored 487 runs in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 161 runs, Kohli scored 100 runs and KL Rahul scored 77 runs. Due to the lead of 46 runs in the first innings, India gave a big target of 534 runs to Australia. This brilliant performance by the Indian batsmen has put the team in a strong position.
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