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    Home » Cricket » “No. 9 Reaching the Half-Century”: During the pitch controversy, Irfan Pathan makes a pointed comment
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    “No. 9 Reaching the Half-Century”: During the pitch controversy, Irfan Pathan makes a pointed comment

    January 9, 2022Updated:September 30, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    "No. 9 Reaching the Half-Century": During the pitch controversy, Irfan Pathan makes a pointed comment
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    Before the first Test, Irfan Pathan took aim at the experts and former cricketers who were complaining about the Nagpur pitch.

    Before a single ball was bowled in the first Test match between India and Australia. The Nagpur pitch was the center of many controversies.

    Experts and former Australian cricketers took a number of shots. Including accusations of “pitch doctoring” and concerns about the playing conditions.

    Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja also scored brilliant half-centuries on a somewhat trick track following Rohit Sharma’s century.

    However, India has dominated the match up to this point. Irfan Pathan, an ex-India all-rounder, took to social media to discuss the match and poke fun at those who were critical of the pitch. On day 2, the No. 9 batter scores a half-century. Is that a good pitch? # “IND vs. AUS,” he tweeted.

    In spite of Australian debutant Todd Murphy’s five wickets in the first Test. India’s lead in the series increased to 144 thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma’s brave 120 on a pitch that was turning in Nagpur.

    Ravindra Jadeja, an all-rounder, scored an unbeaten 66 to help India reach 321-7. At the stumps on the second day of his international debut. In an effort to restrain India’s momentum, the 22-year-old

    Murphy took a lot of wickets with his off-spin. But Jadeja kept up the pressure after Rohit was bowled out shortly after tea.

    Jadeja and fellow left-hander Axar Patel, who both scored 52, put together an unbeaten 81-run partnership for the eighth wicket.

    With his ninth Test century, Rohit led from the front and extended India’s dominance after they defeated Australia for 177 on day one of the four-match series.

    In the second session, the captain took off his helmet to enjoy the applause after defying the spinners and scoring his hundred with a boundary off Murphy.

    He and Jadeja put together a crucial 61-run sixth-wicket stand, and Jadeja held his ground. After Rohit left to score a fifty after taking five wickets in the Australian innings.

    Jadeja, who has scored three Test hundreds. Scored his 18th half-century in the five-day format by doing his signature sword swish with the bat.

    For the tourists, Murphy stood out with great control to defeat Indian cricket greats like Virat Kohli, who was caught behind for 12.

    In the first session, Murphy caught Ravichandran Ashwin lbw and Cheteshwar Pujara. At short fine leg to claim KL Rahul as his first Test wicket.

    Twenty20 sensation Suryakumar Yadav’s Test debut was ruined. Senior Australia spinner Nathan Lyon, who bowled the batsman on eight to leave India at 168-5.

    However, Rohit started the day with a 56 and smashed Pat Cummins and Lyon for six each. Jadeja quickly reversed the momentum by playing cautiously but aggressively.

    #IrfanPathan took a shot at the experts and former cricketers who were criticising the pitch in Nagpur ahead of the first Test.#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS https://t.co/gMUOj5xULz

    — CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) February 11, 2023

    After tea, Cummins bowled the second new ball to send Rohit bowled back. One ball after Steve Smith dropped him at second slip.

    Murphy scored his fifth run quickly when he caught fellow debutant Srikar Bharat lbw. A decision that Australia successfully overturned after the umpire did not rule in Murphy’s favor.

    With a 5-47 on Thursday, Jadeja, who was hurt in the knee. Continued to play with Patel as they stymied the opposition’s attack in the final hour of play. In order to earn his second fifty in the Test, Axar smashed eight boundaries.

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