Jaiswal-Kohli's stand ends at brink of Day 2 as Australia eye follow-on in Boxing Day Test match

Steven Smith proved why he's called one of the best batters in red-ball cricket. Day two of the fourth Test started with Steve Smith batting at 68 runs, along with Pat Cummins on eight runs. Australia were at 311 runs at the loss of six wickets.

Smith converted his half-century into a blistering century, scoring 140 runs in 197 balls. Even Cummins missed a well-deserved half-century as he was dismissed on 49 runs. The skipper played well with the bat and then went on to take two wickets with the ball as well. For India, Jasprit Bumrah claimed four wickets while Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets.

Australia scored 474 runs in the first innings, and after being bowled out, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma walked into the ground to start India's innings. The game plan for the hosts worked perfectly as skipper Cummins dismissed Rohit for three runs in the second over of the game. It was an unbelievable moment for the fans as the Indian skipper promoted himself up the order but still failed to score well. 

Then, Rahul came in and played for around an entire session. However, right before tea, Cummins dismissed him again with an unplayable delivery. The player scored 24 runs and was batting beautifully. After his wicket, it was Virat Kohli's turn to contribute from his end as well. 

Jaiswal-Kohli's 100-run partnership goes in vain 

After two Test matches, both Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal batted beautifully in the final session on day two. The two were complimenting each other and were set on the crease before Jaiswal was run out. It was an unnecessary and hasty decision by the player, which cost India the day. Even after making a 100-run partnership, both Jaiswal and Kohli were out by the end of the day, reducing India's wickets to five. 

By the end of day two, Jadeja and Rishabh Pant were at the crease, with India trailing by 310 runs. If the batters fail this time, Australia will hold the authority to impose the follow-on. India still needs around 100 runs to forfeit the follow-on. Nevertheless, they don't have trustworthy batters on whom the team can rely during such situations.