The much-anticipated second Test between India and Australia got underway at a packed Adelaide Oval with Indian captain Rohit Sharma winning the toss and electing to bat first on Friday (December 6).
India went into the day-night Test match in Adelaide with a 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-match Test series against Australia after a dominant 295-run win in the opening Test in Perth.
In an emotional gesture, the Aussie cricket team took to the field to mark the 10th anniversary of Phillip Hughes and Ian Redpath, who died on December 1, wearing black armbands in his honour.
Australia recall Phillip Hughes and Ian Redpath during the Adelaide Test against India
Cricket Australia (CA) is honoring the legacy of Phillip Hughes by lowering the flags at half-mast during the ongoing Day-Night Test match between India and the Australians and the Sheffield Shield Trophy matches and by having the players wear black armbands for all first-class games. .
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Note that on November 25, 2014, during the Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Phillip Hughes was hit in the neck by a bouncer brought by Sean Abbott. The ball hit an unprotected spot, resulting in a severing of the spinal artery, causing a cerebral hemorrhage.
Hughes collapsed on the pitch and tragically died two days later on 27 November 2014, just shy of his 26th birthday. His untimely and tragic death had a profound impact on the world of cricket, leading to significant improvements in safety, including the introduction of neck guards for helmets.
Hughes’ jersey number 63 has become a symbol of global tribute, as he was batting on that score when the incident took place and he never returned to the field. Tributes poured in from around the world in his memory with the hashtag #63NotOut.
Meanwhile, Ian Redpath was an Australian cricketer who played 66 Tests and five ODIs from 1964 to 1976, and he was also remembered for his contributions to the game during the ongoing Pink-Ball Test against India at the Adelaide Oval.
India made three changes for the Day-Night Test against Australia
On the other hand, India made three changes to the squad that cruised to a dominant 295-run victory in the Perth Test for the Day-Night Test against Australia in Adelaide. Rohit Sharma is back from paternity leave, Shubman Gill is back at No.3 and Ravichandran Ashwin has been recalled as the lead spinner over Ravindra Jadeja for the Adelaide clash.
Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar took the place of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin, while Nitish Kumar Reddy came in at number 7 and became number 8 in India’s XI. An ongoing Day-Night Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Rohit Sharma said after winning the toss: “He will have some carry for the fast bowlers but will get better at batting as the game goes on. There will be something for everyone in it.”
The playing XI for the Adelaide Test is:
Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India XI: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
