NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal And KL Rahul's outstanding batting performance on the second day of the first Test against Australia in Perth was praised by none other than Virat Kohli.
As the day's match came to an end, Kohli was there for batting practice. As he saw Jaiswal and Rahul leaving the field, he expressed his appreciation by clapping and saluting to acknowledge their performance.
Jaiswal and Rahul wore down the Australian bowlers on Saturday, guiding India to 172 without loss at stumps and extending their lead to 218 runs.
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Australia were dismissed for just 104 in the morning thanks to a brilliant 5-30 from stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah. This followed India's 150 all out on the first day, in ideal conditions for seam bowling.
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Jaiswal and Rahul remained unbeaten on 90 and 62, with Australia failing to take a wicket in two sessions – a sharp contrast to the first day when 17 wickets had fallen.
Earlier, Australia's number nine Mitchell Starc scored 26 and was the only batsman to offer any significant resistance, while Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana (3-48) took a session to take the last three wickets.
Bumrah took his 11th Test five-wicket haul with his first ball of the day, bowling a back-of-a-length and edging away from Alex Carey (21), who nodded towards the keeper Rishabh pants.
