"Rohit Sharma's flight is delayed and he might miss second Test as well"- Top 10 funny memes as India dominate Day 2 of 1st BGT 2024-25 Test
Team India managed to occupy the driver's seat with a resolute batting performance on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia at the Optus Stadium on Saturday in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. They reached 172/0 in their second innings at stumps and extended their lead to 218 runs, with three days left in the contest.
Jasprit Bumrah picked up a wicket in the first over of the day to complete his 11th Test five-wicket haul after Australia resumed at 67/7 in the morning session. Mitchell Starc (26) and Josh Hazlewood (7) played defensively and frustrated the Indian bowlers for 18 overs before Harshit Rana dismissed the former to wrap up the innings at 104.
After the lunch break, Yashasvi Jaiswal (90) and KL Rahul (62) batted two sessions without losing a wicket, stitching together a wonderful 172-run partnership to put their side in the ascendancy. Both batters started watchfully against the new ball and later accumulated runs with magnificent strokes after tiring the bowlers with their attritional cricket.
Fans enjoyed India's dominating performance on Day 2 of the opening BGT Test in Perth. They expressed their reactions by sharing memes on social media platforms.
Here are some of the best memes:
"He is hungry for runs and that's exactly what Indian cricket need" - Sunil Gavaskar on Yashasvi Jaiswal after stumps on Day 2 1st Test vs Australia in BGT 2024-25
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal after witnessing a magnificent innings from him on the second day of the Perth Test against Australia.
Speaking to local broadcasters after stumps on Day 2, Gavaskar analyzed Jaiswal's batting performance, saying (as quoted by India Today):
"Yashasvi Jaiswal has the cricketing world at his feet. He is hungry for runs and that's exactly what Indian cricket needs. A left-hander, who at the top of the order can create problem for the bowlers. He brings a completely different perspective. He loves to play his shots, and isn't an ultra watchful batter. He will play his shots."
He continued:
"This boy is special. Where he has come from, the way he has been batting, the way he has been handling things. Against England, he scored more than 700 runs in 5 Tests with 2 double hundreds earlier in the year. He looks so hungry for runs, which is what you want. We as batters used to say, I want a hundred. He says, let me get a 150 or a 200."
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