Day 2 of Test 4 at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) It didn't start as expected for the Indian team. Australian batsmen Steve Smith and Pat Cummins he went on to make a solid partnership for the 7th wicket. Ambassador of India, Rohit Sharmafailing to do well, he became very angry and disappointed when an unexpected interruption occurred in the first part of the second day.
Rohit Sharma shouts at the intruder who breached the security to hug him Virat Kohli
The incident happened after the 97th over of the third over when Cummins and Smith were at the crease to test the Indian bowlers. The batsman, who was wearing a Free Ukraine T-shirt ran towards Kohli when Rohit tried to get in the middle to stop him. The infielder's run was initially directed at Rohit but later, he changed his direction to the former Indian captain. The MCG guards and even Rohit failed to stop the attacker from reaching Kohli. The play had to be stopped as security officials rushed to get the intruder out. But the unplanned stoppage resulted in the Indian captain who shouted at the intruder as soon as it went through him. Now it is said that the same person has entered again Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the last period of ODI World Cup in the middle India and Australia back in 2023.
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Smith guides Australia to a big total in the first innings
Meanwhile, the Australian batsmen dominated the morning session of the second day with Smith leading the charge and scoring 140 runs before being dismissed unfortunately by the Indian pacer. Akash Deep. Before Smith, Cummins was close to a century Ravindra Jadeja he ended the 112-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Tailender Mitchell Starc they also tried to help Smith after the dismissal of Cummins but he only added 15 runs to Australia's total. With this brave knock, the Australians scored 474 directions in their first Boxing Day Test. In reply, India have lost two crucial wickets like Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul so far with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kohli at the crease.