Ind vs Aus 1st Test, Day 3: Over too soon!
Updated On: 12 February, 2023 09:23 AM IST | Nagpur | R Kaushik
India bundle out Australia for 91 as first Test ends inside three days, thanks to five-wicket haul by unplayable offie R Ashwin
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R Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Matthew Renshaw on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
The end was swift, brutally so. For all their preparations against the turning ball at their training camp in Bangalore, Australia’s batsmen came horribly unstuck at the crunch, embarrassing a rich legacy with one of their most timid performances at the VCA Stadium on an action-packed Saturday.
Abject surrender by visitors
Abject surrender is the phrase that comes most readily to mind in the aftermath of a spectacular implosion that handed India a comprehensive innings and 132 runs victory on the third day of the first Test. Having seen India’s tail wag furiously in the morning to translate an overnight advantage of 144 to an unmanageable 223, Australia froze like rabbits in the headlights against the classy off-spin of R Ashwin.
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