While non-striker Rohit Sharma looked at the decision and shook his head, almost signaling to everyone, he had a look on his face that was very “I told you so.” that he was certain Ravindra Jadeja was not out.
Todd Murphy and Peter Handscomb had expressions of extreme dejection on their faces.
On Day 2 of the first Test against India, Australia was in charge, albeit for a brief time.
They quickly took the crucial wickets of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Suryakumar Yadav, putting India in trouble at 168/5.
Australia had one foot inside the door with five wickets remaining, and the lead was still 9 runs away. Australia could have won the game, but Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. The comeback man stood in the way of their plans to cheaply get India out.
Rohit, the captain of India, stood tall with one of his most laborious Test centuries. Possibly his best ever, as the star-studded batters left one after the other.
Alongside him was Jadeja, who had already shaken Australia on the opening day with a five-wicket haul and was now gradually batting them out of the game.
Rohit and Jadeja added 61 runs for the sixth wicket, providing India with a crucial partnership. The television umpire thwarted Australia’s attempt to break the stand.
Todd Murphy and Australia requested an LBW against Jadeja in the 78th over of the innings, but umpire Richard Illingworth was awarded not.
Murphy, wicketkeeper Handscomb, and captain Pat Cummins, on the other hand. Thought it was a close call and signaled the T. Jadeja took a long stride forward, but the ball was still pad first; however, the impact was slightly outside, so the umpire’s call stood.
A few players’ facial expressions summed up their team’s performance. During the Test as soon as it appeared on the big screen.
Non-striker Rohit looked at the decision and shook his head. Almost indicating to everyone that he was more certain than anyone else that Jadeja was not out.
While Murphy and Handscomb had expressions of extreme dejection on their faces. The cameraman’s slow-motion replay is what made Rohit, Handscomb, and Murphy’s reactions so priceless.
However, Australia only had to wait a short time for the breakthrough. After two overs, Cummins used a ripper to remove Rohit from the fourth ball. After the Australians had taken the second new ball.
After being pitched, the ball became straight, but Rohit played the wrong line, sending his off-stump into a cartwheel.
Australia finally hit the DRS three overs later, overturning the umpire’s no-out call for an LBW. Against debutant KS Bharat as Murphy picked up his fifth wicket.
Having said that, from that point on, it was all India as Jadeja and Axar Patel put together an unbeaten 81-run partnership and scored half-centuries to take India to 321/7 at the stumps on Day 2, extending the lead to 144.