IND vs AUS 1st Test, Day 1: Twitter Reacts To A Rollercoaster Of A Day In Pune
Feb 23, 2017 at 4:48 PM
A brilliant counterattacking display from Mitchell Starc helped Australia to finish the first day on 256 for 9 after the end of first day’s play in Pune. The visitors were reeling at 205 for 9 before Starc along with Josh Hazlewood steadied the ship with an unbeaten partnership of 51 runs.
Earlier, Australia skipper Steve Smith won a crucial toss and decided to bat first on a pitch that is likely to become tough for batting as the game progresses. The Aussie openers, David Warner and Matt Renshaw proved their captain’s decision right by adding 82 runs for the first wicket before the southpaw was clean bowled by Umesh Yadav in the 28th over. In the same over, Australia suffered another setback as Renshaw retired ill with a stomach upset. But Shaun Marsh and Steve Smith helped Australia to walk into the lunch break without suffering another further setback.
At 149 for 2, the visitors were looking well set to post a good total before two wickets in two overs prior to the tea break – Jadeja scalping Peter Handscomb and Ashwin dismissing Steven Smith- pushed Australia on the back foot. Steve Smith’s men then found themselves in a huge spot of bother after being reduced to 205 for 9 before Starc’s 58-ball 57 helped the visitors to cross the 250-run mark.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the day’s play:
Good comeback by Australia. Can't be such a bad pitch if an inexperienced overseas team can bat 94 overs on it!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 23, 2017
ME: Great effort from Starc on this pitch…
INNER ME: Maybe the pitch isn’t that bad. Maybe our top order were just sh*t… #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/PLoprpv1Iv
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) February 23, 2017
Kohli: Hey Ishant, can you please effin make the batsman play?
Ishant: I shan't.#IndvAus
— Jaideep Vaidya (@jaideepjourno) February 23, 2017
Aussie fans: "Too much spin from ball one. Bad pitch!"
Umesh Yadav leads the wicket tally with 4/32.#IndvAus
— Karthik Subramanian (@SoupyLel) February 23, 2017
Real thumbs up to the team that stayed with Yadav when he was bowling well but not getting wickets. Delighted for him.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 23, 2017
Spiderman < Batman < Superman < Wriddhiman #INDvAUS
— cricBC (@cricBC) February 23, 2017
On a green top. 199-7 on day-1.
Commentators: "Shocking technique"
On a spin pitch. 199-7 on day-1.
Commentators: "Shocking pitch" #indVaus— Mohan Krishnamoorthy (@mohank) February 23, 2017
Starc now has a higher batting average than Mitch Marsh…#INDvAUS
— TAB (@tabcomau) February 23, 2017
Josh Hazlewood and 10th wicket partnership: still a better love story than Twilight. #IndvAus #INDvAUS #INDvsAUS
— Shriniketh (@imshriniketh) February 23, 2017
Batters doing their job..
Spinners doing their job..
Seamers doing their job..
Keeper doing his job..This is why India is so successful!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/poisonaavi/status/834707170096775168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
BCCI of old would've intervened and discontinued the use of DRS in this first innings now.#IndvAus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/RyanJon/status/834697499768033280
How come 24 million Australian's knew picking Mitch Marsh was a mistake but not the selectors? #INDvAUS #@CricketAus
— Vaughan Ryan (@VaughanRyan17) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/poisonaavi/status/834645601086210048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Can't believe a spinner bowling such no -balls. Cannot afford to have to get batsmen like Warner out twice even on this pitch.#IndvAus
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 23, 2017
India has developed this new habit of taking wickets off no ball. Something to address for Kumble and co. #INDvAUS
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 23, 2017
India clearly shaken at the realisation that they won't be taking all 10 Aus wickets before lunch.#IndvAus
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) February 23, 2017
When Ashwin asks for a review, Virat Kohli needs to do:#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/AukQpwaF55
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 23, 2017
Wow. Look at the follow through of Ishant and the divots coming off the pitch. This is bizarre. Pune has a water shortage, true — but still
— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) February 23, 2017
Feb 23 in Pune: Smith visiting captain, Kohli home captain
April 29 in Pune: Smith home captain, Kohli visiting captain #INDvAUS— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 23, 2017
Australia has six left hand batsman..
Ashwin: 😃😃😃
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 23, 2017
Smith: "2 pacers, 1 allrounder & rest batters"
Foreign spin struggles in India but that's a whole new level of realism from Smith #indvaus
— Pratyush Sinha (@prat1204) February 23, 2017
India opt for 3 spinners, Aust stick with 3 seamers. One former Test player heard to describe pitch as looking "like a day 8 track" INDvAUS
— Andrew Ramsey (@ARamseyCricket) February 23, 2017
India's newest Test centre has produced a pitch that's looking like 100 days old
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) February 23, 2017