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Tail-end wOnders:

Bumrah and siraj show their skills and

spirit in a crucial game

All-rounder Cameron Green has been ruled out of the ongoing tour game and has been replaced by Pat Rowe

Our Bureau had to be substituted after he
was hit on the head by a straight
Sydney drive from Bumrah.

ndia won the toss and opted No sooner did Jasprit Bum-
to bat first against Australia rah’s straight drive hit Australia
IA in the three-day tour game A all-rounder Cameron Green
here at Sydney Cricket Ground on the head than non-strik-
on Friday. Ajinkya Rahane will er Mohammed Siraj dropped
lead the Indian team in this game. his bat and rushed to check on
Ahead of the much-anticipated the player. The all-rounder was
four-match Test series between bowling to Bumrah when the lat-
India and Australia, this game ter’s straight drive burst through
will serve a lot to the visiting his hands and struck him.
squad before the real test begins. Siraj’s gesture has taken the
The first match will be a day- internet by storm and the Board
night affair. Skipper Kohli will of Control for Cricket in India
head back home after the first (BCCI) shared a picture in which
Test as he has been granted pa- Green can be seen on his knees
ternity leave by the BCCI. after the fierce blow and Siraj
Indian players haven’t played standing next to him and check-
a Test series since returning from ing on the Australian. “Non-strik-
New Zealand earlier this year er batsman Mohd Siraj quickly
while their white-ball cricket rushed to check on Cameron
started in the Indian Premier Green, who got hit on the head
League. Indian pacers particu- by a Jasprit Bumrah straight
larly Jasprit Bumrah and Mo- drive,” the BCCI tweeted.
hammed Shami haven’t played All-rounder Green has been
the longest format of the game ruled out of the ongoing tour
for over nine months and the tour game and has been replaced by
game provides them with an op- Pat Rowe, according to a Fox
portunity to get into the routine. Cricket report.
Whereas Rahane, Chetesh- runs in both innings last game. mous for his deadly yorkers, had Cricket Australia said Green
war Pujara, Umesh Yadav, R On Friday, Indian pace a unique and new outing on the will continue to be monitored by
Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha, spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who field when he whacked bowlers medical staff and an update on
however, had a good outing in smashed his maiden half-cen- all around the park. his condition will be made on
the first tour game against Aus- tury in cricket on Friday, made It was all about the Indian Saturday.
tralia A last week. his pleasure known by sharing a pace bowlers firing in unison. Meanwhile, the Indian bowl-
Many of the Indian players quirky post. While Mohammad Shami and ers put up an inspired show to
do not have the experience of Bumrah, who came out as a Navdeep Saini picked three bring the visitors right back into
playing with the pink ball. They surprise package with the bat for wickets each, Bumrah backed the day-night warm-up game at
have only played one Test against the visitors, smashed 55 runs to up his maiden fifty with two the Sydney Cricket Ground on
Bangladesh at Eden Gardens revive India’s innings after the wickets. Siraj also picked a Friday after getting bundled out
last year. side had lost nine wickets for wicket as he kept bowling a for 194.
On the other hand, Austra- 123 runs. The right-handed pac- testing line. It was all about the Indian
lia will have their own problems er along with Mohammed Siraj For Australia A, skipper Alex pace bowlers firing in unison.
to solve in the absence of regu- (22) put on 71 for the last wicket Carey fought a lone battle as he While Mohammad Shami and
lar opener David Warner. Joe as the visitors finished on 194. finished with a 38-ball 32. But Navdeep Saini picked three
Burns has the support of a lot Bumrah on Friday shared a unfortunately for him, there was wickets each, Jasprit Bumrah
of people, but he himself would picture of him hitting a glorious no support whatsoever from the backed up his maiden fifty with
like to have a few runs next to his shot along with a saying “Try one other end as even all-rounder two wickets. Mohammed Siraj
name in the lead up to the Test new thing per day, they said”. Cameron Green who hit a cen- also picked a wicket as he kept
after scoring a combine four Bumrah, who is actually fa- tury in the last warm-up game bowling a testing line.

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