Watch: Ravindra Jadeja wins fielding honours after a significant collision with Shubman Gill averted

Despite dropping the toss, Team India have had an exquisite morning session right here on the MCG on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. After Jasprit Bumrah claimed Joe Burns’ wicket, R Ashwin was introduced in and the spinner eliminated Matthew Wade and Steve Smith. The Aussies have been decreased to 38/3 within the fifteenth overs.
Introduced into the assault within the eleventh over, Ashwin struck in his second over when Matthew Wade (30 off 39) went for a glory shot over square-leg, solely to get a top-edge and Jadeja holding on to the catch regardless of a collision with an onrushing debutant Shubman Gill. The incident befell when Rahane made some spectacular captaincy strikes which enabled India achieve the upper-hand on a monitor that provided flip and bounce on the primary session of a Test match. The transfer paid wealthy dividends as he pressured Wade to play in opposition to the spin and the ball had gone deep within the air.Watch:

Almost catastrophe! But Jadeja held his floor and held the catch! @hcltech | #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/SUaRT7zQGx
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2020
Jadeja, an excellent fielder, charged down the pitch from mid-wicket with eyes on the ball. While on the similar time, Shubman Gill additionally ran from the mid-on to take the catch. Gill missed Jadeja’s name and he nearly collided with him however the southpaw lastly stole the honours by taking this fabulous catch on the finish.
Earlier, after dropping the toss, Jasprit Bumrah (1/7 in 8 overs) struck for the guests within the fifth over, eradicating Joe Burns for a duck because the batsman nicked a supply the simply moved a bit after hitting the seam to Rishabh Pant behind the stumps.
An over after claiming Wade’s wicket, Ashwin (2/17 in 9 overs) was once more on the cash, this time accounting for the massive fish Steve Smith (0) as he acquired one which was tossed and the previous skipper tried to look one solely to search out new vice-captain Cheteshwar Pujara pouch it at leg gully.