Yashasvi Jaiswal's 82 cut short by horrendous mix-up with Virat Kohli at MCG: WATCH

Virat Kohli made a critical lapse in judgment on the second day of the fourth Test against Australia on Friday leading to an unfortunate runout of inform Yashasvi Jaiswal Attempting a nonexistent run Jaiswal batting on 82 paid the price for his Kohlis miscalculation leaving India in a precarious position at 153 for three still 321 runs behind hosts Australias firstinnings total of 474 all outThe incident occurred on the first ball of the 41st over when Jaiswal looking to steal a single drove a flighted delivery from Pat Cummins to midon Immediately after striking the ball the youngster took off for the run but wicketkeeper Alex Carey reacted swiftly collecting the ball and quickly hitting the stumps with a direct throw to send Jaiswal back to the pavilionA massive mixup between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal sees Jaiswal run out for 82 AUSvIND PlayOfTheDay nrmainsurance pictwittercoma9G4uZwYIkmdash cricketcomau cricketcomau December 27 2024EarlierRohit Sharmas wretched run Down Under continued as India slipped to 51 for 2 at tea after Australia rode on Steve Smiths 34th hundred to post a challenging first innings scoreRohits 3 mistimed a pullshort and Scott Boland had the easiest of takes at midon off a Pat Cummins delivery Seasoned KL Rahul 24 coming in at No 3 looked confident before Australian captain bowled the delivery of the series at the stroke of tea to get rid of Indias best batter on tourThe ball moved away late after pitching clipping Rahuls offbail and giving Australia a distinct advantageIndia are way behind in this game due to Smiths 140 that took the hosts to an imposing first innings score Starting the day at 311 for 6 Smith added 112 and 44 runs with Cummins 49 and Mitchell Starc 15 respectively leaving the visitors searching for backup plansJasprit Bumrah 499 in 284 oves was once again brilliant despite the first spell thrashing from Sam Konstas but Mohammed Sirajs ordinary showing 0122 in 23 overs was the primary reason for pressure being released on battersSmith who was not out overnight on 68 off 111 balls took another 56 deliveries in the second morning to complete a Test ton which puts him on even keel with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar 34The century came with a push drive through the vacant cover region and celebrations were pretty muted with a just vigorous head nod for his teammates in the dugoutSmith who had a torrid run till the second Test of this series played both days in contrasting styles On Thursday he was ready to be patient and wait for deliveries at the expense of looking uglyOn Friday the same batter was walking down the track to force the bowlers alter their length He was ready to pull and hook getting two sixes off Bumrah 397 in 28 overs and Siraj 272 in 18 overs respectivelyDespite a significant drop in temperature and a nip in the air Indians failed to make use of the seminew Kookaburra with lines going all awry and length short enough to be punished Cummins was allowed to settled down and hit seven boundariesAlthough skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir decided on dropping Shubman Gill the ploy of playing two spinners has backfired with Ravindra Jadeja 272 in 18 overs and Washington Sundar 149 in 15 overs never looking penetrativeThe hook off Siraj was so disdainfully hit that the bowler was left dumbfounded handsonhipsFor a change Siraj didnt try and sledge an inform batter something he did in Adelaide with some disastrous results But that didnt soften the Australian supporters who constantly booed him and Virat Kohli as and when the ball went to them