Head coach Gautam Gambhir had backed Virat Kohli in a press conference before the start of the Australia tour and now he has proved why the entire world admires his greatness. Kohli hit his 30th Test century in Perth in the ongoing 1st Test match, leading India to post a massive score on the board. India declared the innings after his century and gave a target of 534 runs to Australia.
After coming back to the dressing room head coach Gautam Gambhir hugged Kohli while congratulating him for his wonderful knock against the mighty Australians. Kohli's century came after a wait of one year and the fans went crazy over it. The player took 143 runs to complete his 81st century in international cricket.
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Gautam Gambhir hugs Virat Kohli after his century at Perth
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Yashasvi Jaiswal was the standout player for India as he played a destructive innings and scored 161 runs in 297 balls. Even KL Rahul scored 77 runs in 176 balls. These three batters helped India reach a mammoth total for Australia to chase it to win the game.
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Travis Head departs on 89 runs
Australia lost three early wickets on day three before the day ended. When the game started, they lost one more wicket and were struggling when Steve Smith and Travis Head started playing. Eventually, Smith was dismissed but Head started playing his natural game. After scoring 89 runs in 101 balls including eight boundaries, Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah was desperate to dismiss the batter and he did it.
His strategies were set for the left-handed batter as he kept bowling straight to him and then delivered a bouncer to confuse the batter. And the next ball, he bowled a short of a length delivery with a bit of width to force him into a loose shot but failed to play any shot as the ball edged the bat and went straight to Rishabh Pant. The aggression from Bumrah and Co. after the wicket was worth watching.